Kützing [Kuetzing], F.T. (1849), Species Algarum [i]-vi, [1]-922: 473 [tax. nov.]

• Type locality: "Island, lat. 64. 13 South; long. 57 West. Jan. 6. 1843" cl. J. D. Hooker. (v.s.)

Knebel, G. (1935), Monographie der Algenreihe der Prasiolales, insbesondere von Prasiola crispa. Hedwigia 75: 20 [basionym]

basionym of: Prasiola crispa subsp. antarctica (Kütz.) Knebel legitimate

Ricker, R.W. (1987), Taxonomy and Biogeography of Macquarie Island Seaweeds: - [secondary reference]

Wiencke, C. & Clayton, M.N. (2002), Antarctic Seaweeds: - [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Prasiola crispa subsp. antarctica (Kütz.) Knebel legitimate

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

• Comment: Womersley 1984 The Marine Benthic Flora of Southern Australia Pt I p. 163 believes this taxon to be a heterotypic synonym of P. crispa. not a subspecies as cited by Ricker 1987 Taxonomy and Biogeography of Macquarie Island Seaweeds.

Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G M. (2022), -. Algaebase web site: www.algaebase.org: - [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Prasiola crispa (Lightf.) Kütz. legitimate

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