Agardh, J.G. (1849), Algoligiska bidrag. Öfversigt af Forhandligar Kongl. Svenska Vetenskaps-Akademien 6: 87 [tax. nov.]

• Type locality: Hab. ad occidentales Novae Hollandiae oras.

Agardh, J.G. (1852), Species genera et ordines algarum: 436 [basionym]

basionym of: Acanthococcus acicularis (J.Agardh) 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: Lund, Sweden: 33993

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: 555 [basionym]

basionym of: Mychodea aciculare (J.Agardh) G.T.Kraft legitimate

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

nomenclatural synonym of: Mychodea aciculare (J.Agardh) G.T.Kraft legitimate

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

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