Adey, W.H. (1970), A revision of the Foslie herbarium. Det Kongelige Norske Videnskaberne Selskabs Skrifter 1970 (1): 16 [comb. nov.]

basionym: Melobesia caulerpae Foslie legitimate

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

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 coronatum (Rosanoff) Penrose legitimate

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

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