Heydrich, F. (1897), Neue kalkalgen von deutsche-Neu-Guinea (Kaiser Wilhelms-Land). Bibliotheca Botanica Bd 41: 1-3, Taf. I, figs 4-7 [tax. nov.]

• Type locality: Vorkommen: Von den Tami-Inseln in Deutsch-Neu-Guinea.

Verheij, E. (1993), Marine plants on the reefs of the Spermonde Archipelago, SW Sulawesi, indonesia: Aspects of taxonomy, floristics and ecology: 1-3, taf. I figs 4-7 [basionym]

basionym of: Lithophyllum tamiense (Heydr.) Verheij legitimate

Woelkerling, W.J. & Lamy, D. (1998), Non-geniculate Coralline Red Algae and the Paris Museum: Systematics and Scientific History: - [secondary reference]

• Type specimen: LECTOTYPE: Herbier Cryptogamie, Paris: [Accession No. unknown]

Huisman, J.M., Leliaert, F., Verbruggen, H. & Townsend, R.A. in Bryce, C. (2009), Marine benthic plants of Western Australia's shelf-edge atolls. Marine Biodiversity Survey of Mermaid Reef (Rowley Shoals), Scott and Seringapatam Reef: - [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Lithophyllum pygmaeum (Heydr.) Heydr. legitimate

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

• Comment: Two forms are described by Heydrich, f. typica figs 5-7 and f. unispinosa fig. 4.

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