Rosanoff, S. (1866), Recherches anatomiques sur les Melobesiees. Memoires de la Societe Imperiale des Sciences Naturelles de Cherbourg 12: 62-64, pl. I figs 4, 10, 12 [tax. nov.]

• Type locality: Cette espece croit en abondance a Cherbourg sur les feuilles de Zostere et les recouvre d'une poussiere rose.

Chamberlain, Y.M. (1983), Studies in the Corallinaceae with special reference to Fosliella and Pneophyllum in the British Isles. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) 11: - [secondary reference]

• Type specimen: LECTOTYPE: Herbier, Soc. Nationale des Sci. Naturelles de Cherbourg: [Accession No. unknown]

Chamberlain, Y.M. (1983), Studies in the Corallinaceae with special reference to Fosliella and Pneophyllum in the British Isles. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) 11: 359 [basionym]

basionym of: Pneophyllum lejolisii (Rosanoff) Y.M.Chamb. legitimate

Penrose, D.L. in Womersley, H.B.S. (1996), Hydrolithon, Pneophyllum, Spongites & Neogoniolithon. The Marine Benthic Flora of Southern Australia. Part IIIB: - [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Pneophyllum fragile Kütz. legitimate

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

• Comment: Type is illustrated in Chamberlain 1983 fig. 28 A.

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