Foslie, M. (1898), List of species of the lithothamnia. Det Kongelige Norske Videnskaberne Selskabs Skrifter 1898 (3): 9 [comb. nov.]

basionym: Melobesia darwinii Harv. legitimate

Wilks, K.M. & Woelkerling, W.J. (1991), Southern Australian species of Melobesia (Corallinaceae, Rhodophyta). Phycologia 30: - [secondary reference]

Woelkerling, W.J. & Campbell, S.J. (1992), An account of southern Australian species of Lithophyllum (Corallinaceae, Rhodophyta). Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Botany 22: - [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Lithophyllum darwinii (Harv.) Foslie legitimate

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

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