Areschoug, J.E. (1854), Phyceae novae et minus cognitae in maribus extraeuropaeis collectae. Nova Acta Regiae Societatis Scientiarum Upsaliensis 1: 364 [tax. nov.]

• Type locality: Ad oram Novae Hollandiae meridionalem, in sinu Port Adelaide.

Womersley, H.B.S. (1987), The marine benthic flora of southern Australia. Part II: - [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Metachroma thuyoides Harv. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Lobospira tricuspidata Tisdall nom. inval., nom. nud.

• APC Comment: ABRS (2011) uses this taxon concept.

ABRS (2011), Australian Algal Name Index Edn. 2011: - [secondary reference]

• AMANI dist.: New South Wales (Peronian), Victoria (Flindersian), South Australia (Flindersian), Western Australia (Flindersian).

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