Heydrich, F. (1902), Quelques nouvelles Melobesiees du Museum d'Histoire Naturelle de Paris. Bulletin du Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle 8: 473 [tax. nov.]

• Type locality: Madagascar (near Fort-Dauphin, coll. Ferlus).

Foslie, M. (1909), Algologiske notiser VI. Det Kongelige Norske Videnskaberne Selskabs Skrifter 1909 (2): 34 [basionym]

basionym of: Lithophyllum kotschyanum f. madagascarense (Heydr.) Foslie 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]

ABRS (2011), Australian Algal Name Index Edn. 2011: - [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Lithophyllum kotschyanum f. subplicatum (Foslie) P.C.Silva legitimate

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