Woodward, T.J. (1794), Descriptions of two new British Fuci. Transactions of the Linnean Society of London 2: 30, unnumbered plate (as 'Hypoglossum') [tax. nov.]

• Type locality: No type statement is found in Woodward 1794.
• Type specimen: [Type category unknown]: Natural History Museum London: [Accession No. unknown]

Lamouroux, J.V. (1813), Essai sur les genres de la famille des Thalassiophytes non articulees. Annales du Museum d'Histoire Naturelle 20: 124 [basionym]

basionym of: Delesseria hypoglossum (Woodw.) J.V.Lamour. legitimate

Kuetzing, F.T. (1843), Phycologia generalis: 444 [basionym]

basionym of: Hypoglossum woodwardii Kütz. legitimate

Maggs, C.A. & Hommersand, M.L. (1993), Seaweeds of the British Isles: - [secondary reference]

Maggs, C.A. & Hommersand, M.L. (1993), Seaweeds of the British Isles: - [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Hypoglossum woodwardii Kütz. legitimate

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

• Comment: This represents the protologue of Hypoglossum woodwardii. The protologue p. 31 states '... it was found by Mr Wigg amongf[s]t other rejectamenta on the beach at Yarmouth, and from him I was favoured with f[s]pecimens in fructification; it was afterwards found by Mr Crowe, F.L.S. at Cromer in Norfolk, growing on rocks; it has alf[s]o been found by Rev. Dr. Goodenough in various places on the f[s]outhern coaf[s]t of England.'.

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