Foslie, M. (1898), List of species of the lithothamnia. Det Kongelige Norske Videnskaberne Selskabs Skrifter 1898 (3): 7 [comb. nov.]

basionym: Melobesia corticiformis Kütz. legitimate

Wilks, K.M. & Woelkerling, W.J. (1991), Southern Australian species of Melobesia (Corallinaceae, Rhodophyta). Phycologia 30: - [secondary reference]

Woelkerling, W.J. in Womersley, H.B.S. (ed.) (1996), Melobesioideae. The Marine Benthic Flora of Southern Australia. Part IIIB: - [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Melobesia membranacea (Esper) J.V.Lamour. legitimate

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

---