Harvey, W.H. (1859), Phycologia australica: pl. XC [tax. nov.]

• Type locality: Hab. Shortland's Bluff, Port Phillip; and Philip Island, western port, Victoria, W. H. H.

Agardh, J.G. (1876), Species genera et ordines algarum: 63 [basionym]

basionym of: Griffithsia licmophora (Harv.) J.Agardh legitimate

De Toni, G.B. (1903), Sylloge algarum omnium hucusque cognitarum: 1301 [basionym]

basionym of: Monosporus licmophora (Harv.) De Toni legitimate

Womersley, H.B.S. (1950), The marine algae of Kangaroo Island III. List of Species 1. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 73: 177 [basionym]

basionym of: Neomonospora licmophora (Harv.) Womersley legitimate

Kylin, H. (1956), Die Gattungen der Rhodophyceen: 583 [basionym]

basionym of: Corynospora licmophora (Harv.) Kylin legitimate

Baldock, R.N. (1976), The Griffithsieae group of the Ceramiaceae (Rhodophyta) and its southern Australian representatives. Australian Journal of Botany 24: 549 [basionym]

basionym of: Anotrichium licmophorum (Harv.) Baldock legitimate

Baldock, R.N. in Womersley, H.B.S. (1998), Tribe Griffithsieae Schmitz 1889:449. The marine benthic flora of southern Australia: - [secondary reference]

• Type specimen: LECTOTYPE: Dublin, Ireland: Alg. Aust. Exsicc. 536

Womersley, H.B.S. (1998), The Marine Benthic Flora of Southern Australia. Part IIIC: - [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Anotrichium licmophorum (Harv.) Baldock legitimate

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

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