Hooker, J.D. & Harvey, W.H. (1847), Algae Tasmanicae. London Journal of Botany 6: 409 [tax. nov.]

• Type locality: Hab. Tasmania, Mr. Gunn.

Kraft, G.T. & Min-Thein, U. (1983), Claviclonium and Antrocentrum, two new genera of Acrotylaceae (Gigartinales, Rhodophyta) from southern Australia. Phycologia 22: - [secondary reference]

• Type specimen: LECTOTYPE: Natural History Museum London: Gunn 1318

Kraft, G.T. & Min-Thein, U. (1983), Claviclonium and Antrocentrum, two new genera of Acrotylaceae (Gigartinales, Rhodophyta) from southern Australia. Phycologia 22: 177 [basionym]

basionym of: Antrocentrum nigrescens (Harv.) G.T.Kraft & Min-Thein legitimate

Kraft, G.T. & Womersley, H.B.S. in Womersley, H.B.S. (1994), Family Acrotylaceae. The marine benthic flora of southern Australia: - [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Antrocentrum nigrescens (Harv.) G.T.Kraft & Min-Thein legitimate

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

• Comment: Type illustrated in Kraft & Min-Thein (1983) fig. 16.

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