Foslie, M. (1900), New or critical calcareous algae. Det Kongelige Norske Videnskaberne Selskabs Skrifter 1899: 25 [tax. nov.]

• Type locality: It has been collected in Shimoda harbour (Prov of Izu), and at Otaru, both places on the Pacific coast of middle Japan, kindly communicated to me by Mr. K. Yendo. No. 66, 194, and 196.

Foslie, M. (1900), Remarks on melobesieae in herbarium Crouan. Det Kongelige Norske Videnskaberne Selskabs Skrifter 1899: 20 [basionym]

basionym of: Lithophyllum yendoi (Foslie) Foslie legitimate

Chamberlain, Y.M. (1993), Observation on the crustose coralline red alga Spongites yendoi (Foslie) comb. nov. in SouthAfrica and its relationship to S. decipiens (Foslie) comb. nov and Lithophyllum natalense Foslie. Phycologia 32: 100 [basionym]

basionym of: Spongites yendoi (Foslie) Y.M.Chamb. 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]

• Type specimen: LECTOTYPE: Trondheim: Yendo no. 66

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

nomenclatural synonym of: Spongites yendoi (Foslie) Y.M.Chamb. legitimate

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

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