Montagne, J.P.F.C. (1850), Pugillus algarum yemensium, quas collegerunt annis 1847-1849, clarr. Arnaud et vaysiere et descripsit C. Montagne. Annales des Sciences Naturelles, Botanique 13: 243-244 [tax. nov.]

• Type locality: - Coll. n. 24.

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]

Huisman, J.M., Leliaert, F., Verbruggen, H. & Townsend, R.A. in Bryce, C. (2009), Marine benthic plants of Western Australia's shelf-edge atolls. Marine Biodiversity Survey of Mermaid Reef (Rowley Shoals), Scott and Seringapatam Reef: - [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Portieria hornemannii (Lyngb.) P.C.Silva legitimate

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

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