Turner, D. (1819), Fuci: pl 198, figs a-c e-g [tax. nov.]

• Type locality: On the English and Irish coasts. -- Rocks in the sea at Sheringham in Norfolk. -- At Sidmouth, growing on F. abrotanifolius. Mrs Griffiths. -- Near Ilfracombe. Mr. Hare. -- Rocks at Kilmouth in Cornwall. Mr. Rashleigh. -- At Brighton, forming large patches on the flat chalk-rocks about low-water-mark. Mr. Borrer. -- Sides of Belfast Lough. Mr. Templeton. -- b. on the western coast of France. Professor Mertens.

Gaillon, F.B. in Cuvier, G.-F. (1828), Thalassiophytes. Dictionnarie des sciences naturelles dans lequel on traite methodiquement des differents etres de la nature Edn. 2nd: 362 [basionym]

basionym of: Gelidium crinale (Turner) Gaillon legitimate

Greville, R.K. (1830), Algae Britannicae: 145 [basionym]

basionym of: Gelidium corneum var. crinale (Turner) Grev. legitimate

Kuetzing, F.T. (1843), Phycologia generalis: 405 [basionym]

basionym of: Acrocarpus crinalis (Turner) Kütz. legitimate

Womersley, H.B.S. & Guiry, M.D. in Womersley, H.B.S. (1994), Order Gelidiales. The marine benthic flora of southern Australia: - [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Gelidium crinale (Turner) Gaillon 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]

• Type specimen: LECTOTYPE: Natural History Museum London: [Accession No. unknown]

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

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