Greville, R.K. (1830), Algae Britannicae: 50 [comb. nov.]

Harvey, W.H. (1855), Some account of the marine botany of the colony of Western Australia. Transactions of the Royal Irish Academy 22: 536 [secondary reference]

Womersley, H.B.S. (1967), A critical survey of the marine algae of southern Australia. II. Phaeophyta. Australian Journal of Botany 15: - [secondary reference]

Womersley, H.B.S. (1967), A critical survey of the marine algae of southern Australia. II. Phaeophyta. Australian Journal of Botany 15: - [misapplied]

misapplied to: Asperococcus bullosus J.V.Lamour. legitimate by Harvey, W.H. (1855), Some account of the marine botany of the colony of Western Australia. Transactions of the Royal Irish Academy 22: 536

Womersley, H.B.S. (1987), The marine benthic flora of southern Australia. Part II: - [secondary reference]

Womersley, H.B.S. (1987), The marine benthic flora of southern Australia. Part II: - [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Asperococcus fistulosus (Huds.) Hook.f. legitimate

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

• Comment: Womersley 1987 The marine benthic flora of southern Australia. Part II p. 322 indicates A. echinatus is found in S.E. Australia as A. fistulosus. The W.A. specimens cited by Harvey have not been found and Womersley 1967 assumed them to be A. bullosus.

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