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

• Type locality: King George's Sound (82).
• Type specimen: [Type category unknown]: Dublin, Ireland: [Accession No. unknown]

Agardh, J.G. (1882), Till algernes systematik. Acta Universitatis Lundensis. Lunds Universitets Årsskrift. Afdelningen för Mathematik och Naturvetenskap 17: 24 [basionym]

basionym of: Bactrophora filum (Harv.) J.Agardh legitimate

Kuckuck, P. (1930), Fragmente einer Monographie der Phaeosporeen. Wissenschaftliche Meeresuntersuchungen. Abteilung Helgoland 17: 50 [basionym]

basionym of: Castagnea filum (Harv.) Kuck. legitimate

Kylin, H. (1940), Die Phaeophyceenordnung Chordariales. Acta Universitatis Lundensis. Nova Series. Lunds Universitets Arsskrift. Ny Foljd. Andra Afdelningen. Medicin samt Matematiska och Naturvetenskapliga Amnen 36: 29 [basionym]

basionym of: Cladosiphon filum (Harv.) Kylin legitimate

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

Huisman, J.M. (2000), Marine Plants of Australia: - [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Cladosiphon filum (Harv.) Kylin legitimate

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

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