Harvey, W.H. (1855), Algae. Flora novae-zelandiae: 212 [tax. nov.]

• Type locality: Hab. New Zealand, Lyall.

Womersley, H.B.S. (1954), Australian species of Sargassum, subgenus Phyllotrichia. Australian Journal of Botany 2: - [secondary reference]

Womersley, H.B.S. (1987), The marine benthic flora of southern Australia. Part II: - [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Sargassum verruculosum C.Agardh legitimate

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

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