Chapman, V.J. (1949), Some new species and forms of marine algae from New Zealand. Farlowia 3: 496-498, fig. 4 [tax. nov.]

• Type locality: Epiphytic on Pachymenia and Carpophyllum, Bay of Islands, New Zealand. Type specimen in herb. Auckland Institute and Museum.
• Type specimen: [Type category unknown]: Auckland: VWL 212

Papenfuss, G.F. (1962), On the circumscription of the green algal genera Ulvella and Pilinia. Phykos 1: 10 [basionym]

basionym of: Pilinia novaezelandiae (V.J.Chapm.) Papenf. & K.C.Fan ex Papenf. legitimate

Millar, A.J.K. & Kraft, G.T. (1994), Catalogue of marine benthic green algae (Chlorophyta) of New South Wales, including Lord Howe Island, south-western Pacific. Australian Systematic Botany 7: - [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Pilinia novaezelandiae (V.J.Chapm.) Papenf. & K.C.Fan ex Papenf. legitimate

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

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

• Comment: Womersley 1984 Marine Benthic Flora of Southern Australia Pt I p. 133 places this taxon in the Chlorophyta. But see also Silva et al 1996 Univ Calif Public Bot. 79:717 for discussion on placement of this alga. See also Nelson & Adams 1987 Nat. Mus. N.Z. Misc. Ser 16:10.
• AMANI dist.: New South Wales (Peronian), Victoria (Flindersian), Tasmania (Flindersian), South Australia (Flindersian), Queensland (Great Barrier Reef, Peronian). World: New Zealand.

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