Batters, E.A.L. (1902), A catalogue of the British marine algae: 59 [comb. nov.]

basionym: Fucus elminthoides Velley legitimate

Womersley, H.B.S. (1965), The Helminthocladiaceae (Rhodophyta) of southern Australia. Australian Journal of Botany 13: - [secondary reference]

misapplication: Nemalion ramulosum Harv. legitimate by Harvey, W.H. (1855), Algae. Flora novae-zelandiae: 245 misapplication: Nemalion ramulosum Harv. legitimate by Lindauer, V.W. (1947), Algae Nova-Zelandicae Exsiccatae: No. 190

Womersley, H.B.S. (1994), The marine benthic flora of southern Australia: - [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Fucus elminthoides Velley legitimate taxonomic synonym: Rivularia multifida F.Weber & D.Mohr legitimate taxonomic synonym: Nemalion lubricum Duby legitimate taxonomic synonym: Nemalion multifidum (F.Weber & D.Mohr) J.Agardh legitimate

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

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

• AMANI dist.: New South Wales (Peronian), Victoria (Flindersian), Tasmania (Flindersian), South Australia (Flindersian), Queensland (Peronian). World: Temperate world wide, New Zealand.

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