Harvey, W.H. (1863), Phycologia australica: pl. 284 [tax. nov.]

• Type locality: Hab. On mudflats below Georgetown, in the Tamar, Gunn; W.H.H.
• Type specimen: [Type category unknown]: Dublin, Ireland: [Accession No. unknown]

Womersley, H.B.S. (1994), The marine benthic flora of southern Australia: - [secondary reference]

Womersley, H.B.S. (1994), The marine benthic flora of southern Australia: - [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Helminthocladia densa (Harv.) F.Schmitz & Hauptfl. legitimate

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

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