Agardh, C.A. (1822), Species algarum: 323-324 [tax. nov.]

• Type locality: Inter Corallia Indiae occidentalis. Specimina communicavit Aspegren.

Greville, R.K. (1830), Algae Britannicae: lviii [basionym]

basionym of: Gigartina spinella (C.Agardh) Grev. legitimate

Kuetzing, F.T. (1847), Diagnosen und Bemerkungen zu neuen oder kritischen Algen. Botanische Zeitung 5: 23 [basionym]

basionym of: Hypnea spinella (C.Agardh) Kütz. 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]

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: - [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Hypnea spinella (C.Agardh) Kütz. legitimate

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

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