Harvey, W.H. (1859), Algae. Flora tasmaniae: 323 [tax. nov.]

• Type locality: Hab. Georgetown and Port Arthur.

May, V. (1965), A census and key to the species of Rhodophyceae (red algae) recorded from Australia. Contributions from the New South Wales National Herbarium 3: 389 [secondary reference]

Kraft, G.T. (1978), Studies of marine algae in the lesser-known families of the Gigartinales (Rhodophyta). III. The Mychodeaceae and Mychodeophyllaceae. Australian Journal of Botany 26: - [secondary reference]

misapplication: Lecithites rangiferinus (R.Br. ex Turner) J.Agardh legitimate by Agardh, J.G. (1852), Species genera et ordines algarum: 636 misapplication: Mychodea laurata Harv. nom. inval., nom. nud. by Tisdall, H.T. (1898), The algae of Victoria. Report of the meeting of the Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science Seventh Meeting: 510

Millar, A.J.K. & Kraft, G.T. (1993), Catalogue of marine and freshwater red algae (Rhodophyta) of New South Wales, including Lord Howe Island, South-western Pacific. Australian Systematic Botany 6: - [secondary reference]

misapplication: Mychodea obtusangula (Harv.) J.Agardh legitimate by Agardh, J.G. (1897), Analecta algologica. Cont. 4. Acta Universitatis Lundensis. Lunds Universitets Års-skrift. Andra Afdelningen. Kongliga Fysiografiska Sällskapets Handligar 33: 51

Millar, A.J.K. & Kraft, G.T. (1993), Catalogue of marine and freshwater red algae (Rhodophyta) of New South Wales, including Lord Howe Island, South-western Pacific. Australian Systematic Botany 6: - [misapplied]

misapplied to: Mychodea obtusangula (Harv.) J.Agardh legitimate by May, V. (1965), A census and key to the species of Rhodophyceae (red algae) recorded from Australia. Contributions from the New South Wales National Herbarium 3: 389

Kraft, G.T. & Womersley, H.B.S. in Womersley, H.B.S. (1994), Family Mychodeaceae. The marine benthic flora of southern Australia: - [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Acanthococcus ewingii Harv. nom. inval., nom. nud. taxonomic synonym: Mychodea linearis J.Agardh nom. inval., nom. nud. misapplication: Gigartina cincinnalis Zanardini legitimate by Zanardini, G. (1874), Phyceae Australicae novae vel minus cognitae. Flora 57: 502

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

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

• Type specimen: LECTOTYPE: Dublin, Ireland: Alg. Aust Exsicc. 415K
• AMANI dist.: Victoria (Flindersian), Tasmania (Flindersian), South Australia (Flindersian).

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