Poiret, J.L.M. in Lamarck, J.B.A.P.M. de (1810), Varec. Amansia. Encyclopedie Methodique. Botanique: 310 [tax. nov.]

• Type locality: Cette plante croit dans la Nouvelle-Hollande. M. lamouroux a bien voulu m'en communiquer un exemplaire. (V.s).
• Type specimen: HOLOTYPE: Caen: [Accession No. unknown]

Agardh, J.G. (1863), Species genera et ordines algarum: 1160 [basionym]

basionym of: Cliftonaea semipennata (J.V.Lamour. ex Poir.) J.Agardh legitimate

Kylin, H. (1956), Die Gattungen der Rhodophyceen: 537 [basionym]

basionym of: Echinosporangium semipennatum (J.V.Lamour. ex Poir.) Kylin legitimate

Silva, P.C., Basson, P.I. & Moe, R.L. (1996), Catalogue of the benthic marine algae of the Indian Ocean. University of California Publications in Botany 79: - [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Cliftonia lamourouxii Harv. nom. inval., nom. nud. taxonomic synonym: Cliftonaea lamourouxii Harv. nom. inval., nom. nud.

Womersley, H.B.S. (2003), The Marine Benthic Flora of Southern Australia. Part IIID: - [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Echinosporangium semipennatum (J.V.Lamour. ex Poir.) Kylin legitimate

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

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