Silva, P.C., Basson, P.I. & Moe, R.L. (1996), Catalogue of the benthic marine algae of the Indian Ocean. University of California Publications in Botany 79: 326 [comb. nov.]

basionym: Gigartina speciosa Sond. legitimate

Huisman, J.M. (2000), Marine Plants of Australia: - [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Gigartina speciosa Sond. legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Eucheuma speciosum (Sond.) J.Agardh legitimate

• APC Comment: R.Cowan (2011) uses this taxon concept.

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

• AMANI dist.: Western Australia (Flindersian, Houtman Abrolhos, Dampierian). World: Mauritius, Madagascar.

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