Ellis, J. & Solander, D.E. (1786), The natural history of many curious and uncommon zoophytes, collected from various parts of the globe, by the late John Ellis, Esq. F.R.S: 111, pl. 20 fig e [tax. nov.]

• Type locality: This is found in the Mediterranean Sea.

Lamouroux, J.V. (1816), Histoire des polypiers coralligenes flexibles: 309 [basionym]

basionym of: Halimeda tuna (J.Ellis & Sol.) J.V.Lamour. legitimate

Silva, P.C., Basson, P.I. & Moe, R.L. (1996), Catalogue of the benthic marine algae of the Indian Ocean. University of California Publications in Botany 79: - [secondary reference]

Kraft, G.T. (2007), Marine Benthic Algae of Lord Howe Island and the Southern Great Barrier Reef, 1. Green Algae: - [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Halimeda tuna (J.Ellis & Sol.) J.V.Lamour. legitimate

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

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