Harvey, W.H. (1855), Some account of the marine botany of the colony of Western Australia. Transactions of the Royal Irish Academy 22: 550 [tax. nov.]

• Type locality: Abundant at King George's Sound and Rottnest (280).

Kylin, H. (1932), Die Florideenordnung Gigartinales: 61 [basionym]

basionym of: Curdiea obesa (Harv.) Kylin legitimate

Womersley, H.B.S. (1996), The Marine Benthic Flora of Southern Australia. Part IIIB: - [secondary reference]

• Type specimen: LECTOTYPE: Dublin, Ireland: Trav. Set # 280

Womersley, H.B.S. (1996), The Marine Benthic Flora of Southern Australia. Part IIIB: - [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Curdiea obesa (Harv.) Kylin legitimate

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

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