Lamouroux, J.V. (1809), Observations sur la physiologie des algues marines, et description de cinq nouveaux genres de cette famille. Nouveau Bulletin des Sciences, par la Societe Philomatique de Paris 1: 43 [tax. nov.]

• Type locality: Hab. in Ind. Orient.
• Type specimen: [Type category unknown]: Caen: Missing

Phillips, J.A. & Price, I.R. (1997), A catalogue of Phaeophyta (brown algae) from Queensland, Australia. Australian Systematic Botany 10 (5): - [secondary reference]

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

• Comment: There have been no records from Australia since the nineteenth century. De Clerck 2003 Opera Bot. Belgica indicates that the type is missing from CN. Modern taxonomic designation for this name is difficult.
• AMANI dist.: Queensland (Dampierian). World: Singapore.

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