Agardh, J.G. (1887), Till algernes systematik. VIII. Siphoneae. Acta Universitatis Lundensis. Lunds Universitets Årsskrift. Afdelningen för Mathematik och Naturvetenskap 23: 101 [tax. nov.]

• Type locality: Hab in oceano Indice ad Ceylonam Harvey! Ferguson!; in Pacifico ad Friendly Islands Harvey! ex ostiis Endeavour River Novae Hollandiae misit F. de Mueller!

Huisman, J.M., Leliaert, F., Verbruggen, H. & Townsend, R.A. in Bryce, C. (2009), Marine benthic plants of Western Australia's shelf-edge atolls. Marine Biodiversity Survey of Mermaid Reef (Rowley Shoals), Scott and Seringapatam Reef: - [secondary reference]

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

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

• Comment: Silva et al. 1996 Univ Calif Public Bot. 79:802 indicate that this taxon = to Valonia fastigiata Harvey nom. illeg. Ceylon exsiccatae. no. 74, Agardh cites this number after the binomial.
• AMANI dist.: Western Australia (Dampierian), Queensland (Great Barrier Reef). World: Papua, Marshall Is., SW Pacific, Indian Ocean, SE Asia.

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