Harvey, W.H. (1862), Phycologia australica: pl. 194 [tax. nov.]

• Type locality: Hab. Port Phillip Heads, and Western Port, abundant, W.H.H.

Agardh, J.G. (1872), Bidrag till Florideernes systematik. Acta Universitatis Lundensis. Lunds Universitets Årsskrift. Afdelningen för Mathematik och Naturvetenskap 8: 35 [basionym]

basionym of: Mychodea foliosa (Harv.) J.Agardh legitimate

Kraft, G.T. (1978), Studies of marine algae in the lesser-known families of the Gigartinales (Rhodophyta). III. The Mychodeaceae and Mychodeophyllaceae. Australian Journal of Botany 26: - [secondary reference]

• Type specimen: LECTOTYPE: Dublin, Ireland: Alg. Aust. Exsicc. 396-E

Womersley, H.B.S. (1994), The marine benthic flora of southern Australia: - [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Mychodea marginifera (Aresch.) G.T.Kraft legitimate

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

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