Sonder, O.W. (1855), Plantae Muellerianae. Continuatio. Algae annis 1852 et 1853 collectae. Linnaea 26: 525 [tax. nov.]

• Type locality: Cape Patterson, Jun. 1853.

De Toni, G.B. (1903), Sylloge algarum omnium hucusque cognitarum: 1011 [basionym]

basionym of: Brongniartella patersonis (Sond.) 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: - [secondary reference]

• Type specimen: LECTOTYPE: Melbourne: 45872

Kylin, H. (1956), Die Gattungen der Rhodophyceen: 504 [basionym]

basionym of: Diplocladia patersonis (Sond.) Kylin legitimate

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

nomenclatural synonym of: Diplocladia patersonis (Sond.) Kylin legitimate

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

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