Foslie, M. (1906), Algologiske notiser. II. Det Kongelige Norske Videnskaberne Selskabs Skrifter 1906 (2): 16 [tax. nov.]

• Type locality: Denne karakteristiske art er kun funden i Island Bay, Ny Seland (Setchell, nr 6080 a).
• Type specimen: HOLOTYPE: Trondheim: Setchell # 6080a

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

basionym of: Heteroderma caulerpae (Foslie) W.H.Adey legitimate

Jones, P.L. & Woelkerling, W.J. (1984), An analysis of trichocyte and spore germination attributes as taxonomic characters in Pneophyllum-Fosliella complex (Corallinaceae, Rhodophyta). Phycologia 23: 193 (table 5) [basionym]

basionym of: Pneophyllum caulerpae (Foslie) P.L.Jones & Woelk. legitimate

Woelkerling, W.J. (1993), Type collections of Corallinales (Rhodophyta) in the Foslie Herbarium (TRH). Gunneria 67: - [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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