Greville, R.K. (1830), Algae Britannicae: lix [comb. nov.]

Sonder, O.W. in Lehmann, J.G.C. (ed.) (1848), Algae. Plantae Preissianae: 190 [secondary reference]

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]

nomenclatural synonym: Sphaerococcus divaricatus C.Agardh legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Chondria divaricata (C.Agardh) C.Agardh legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Chylocladia divaricata (C.Agardh) J.Agardh legitimate

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

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: - [misapplied]

misapplied to: Hypnea charoides J.V.Lamour. legitimate by Greville, R.K. (1830), Algae Britannicae: lix

[misapplied]

misapplied to: Hypnea charoides J.V.Lamour. legitimate by Sonder, O.W. in Lehmann, J.G.C. (ed.) (1848), Algae. Plantae Preissianae: 190

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

• Comment: Womersley (1994:441) specifically includes H. divaricata sensu Harvey in H. charoides but does not clarify the position of H. divaricata (Ag.) Grev. or his Arnhem Land specimens. Lewis (1984:35) includes this taxon for northern Australia although he does not indicate where in QLD this taxon occurs.
• AMANI dist.: Western Australia (Dampierian), Northern Territory (Dampierian), Queensland (Great Barrier Reef, Peronian). World: Philippines.

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