Heydrich, F. (1901), Die Lithothamnien des Museum d'Histoire Naturelle in Paris. Botanische Jahrbucher fur Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie 28: 533-535, taf XI, fig 1-3 [tax. nov.]

• Type locality: Vorkommen: Feurerland (Willems und Rousson 1892). Nr. 20 im Herb. Mus. Paris. als L. polymorphum bezeichnet.
• Type specimen: [Type category unknown]: Herbier Cryptogamie, Paris: [Accession No. unknown]

Ricker, R.W. (1987), Taxonomy and Biogeography of Macquarie Island Seaweeds: - [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Spongites discoideus (Foslie) Penrose & Woelk. legitimate

Woelkerling, W.J. & Lamy, D. (1998), Non-geniculate Coralline Red Algae and the Paris Museum: Systematics and Scientific History: - [secondary reference]

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

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