Silva, P.C. & Womersley, H.B.S. (1956), The genus Codium (Chlorophyta) in southern Australia. Australian Journal of Botany 4: 275-277, fig. 10 pl. 1 fig. 2 [tax. nov.]

• Type locality: Type.- Cast ashore, Strandfontein, False Bay, Cape Province, South Africa, 13.xi.1935, G.F. Papenfuss 24 (UC 920260).
• Type specimen: [Type category unknown]: University of California: 920260

Womersley, H.B.S. (1956), A critical survey of the marine algae of southern Australia. I. Chlorophyta. Australian Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 7: - [secondary reference]

misapplication: Codium decorticatum (Woodw.) M.Howe legitimate by Lucas, A.H.S. (1936), The seaweeds of South Australia: 56 misapplication: Codium galeatum J.Agardh legitimate by Womersley, H.B.S. (1950), The marine algae of Kangaroo Island III. List of Species 1. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 73: 145

Womersley, H.B.S. (1984), The marine benthic flora of southern Australia. Part I: - [secondary reference]

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

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

• AMANI dist.: New South Wales (Peronian), Victoria (Flindersian), Tasmania (Flindersian), South Australia (Flindersian), Western Australia (Flindersian, Houtman Abrolhos, Dampierian). World: South Africa, Mozambique.

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