Linnaeus, C. (1753), Species plantarum Edn. 1st: 1161 [tax. nov.]

• Type locality: Habitat in Oceano auf[s]traliore.

Dixon, P.S. (1967), The typification of Fucus cartilagineus L. and F. corneus Huds. Blumea 15: - [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Fucus plocamium S.G.Gmel. nom. inval., nom. nud. nomenclatural synonym: Fucus coccineus Huds. nom. inval., nom. nud.

• Type specimen: LECTOTYPE: Leiden, Netherlands: 910.184. 14

Dixon, P.S. (1967), The typification of Fucus cartilagineus L. and F. corneus Huds. Blumea 15: 58 [basionym]

basionym of: Plocamium cartilagineum (L.) P.S.Dixon legitimate

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

nomenclatural synonym of: Plocamium cartilagineum (L.) P.S.Dixon legitimate

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

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