Kuetzing, F.T. (1860), Tabulae phycologicae: 28, tab 78, fig II [tax. nov.]

• Type locality: Port Philipp: Dr. Ferd. Mueller. (Herb. Sonder.)

Kuntze, O. (1880), Revision von Sargassum und das sogenannte Sargasso-Meer. Botanische Jahrbucher fur Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie 1: 226 [basionym]

basionym of: Sargassum penicilliferum (Kütz.) Kuntze legitimate

Womersley, H.B.S. (1964), The morphology and taxonomy of Cystophora and related genera (Phaeophyta). Australian Journal of Botany 12: - [secondary reference]

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

taxonomic synonym of: Cystophora moniliformis (Esper) Womersley & Nizam. ex Womersley legitimate

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

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