Lamouroux, J.V. (1809), Observations sur la physiologie des algues marines, et description de cinq nouveaux genres de cette famille. Nouveau Bulletin des Sciences, par la Societe Philomatique de Paris 1: 333 [tax. nov.]

• Type locality: Hab. in Antillis.
• Type specimen: [Type category unknown]: Caen: [Accession No. unknown]

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: 364 [secondary reference]

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

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

misapplied to: Bryopsis plumosa (Huds.) C.Agardh legitimate by 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: 364

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]

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

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

• AMANI dist.: Queensland (Dampierian, Great Barrier Reef, Peronian). World: Papua, Indian Ocean, SE Asia, Micronesia.

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