Hollenberg, G.J. (1968), An account of the species of Polysiphonia of the central and western tropical Pacific Ocean. I. Oligosiphonia. Pacific Science 22: 70; fig 3A [tax. nov.]

• Type locality: Type: H. 65-113.1, cystocarpic and spermatangial, on dead coral, at a depth of 1-2m, 20m shoreward from the outer reef margin, north of North I., Johnston I., legit R.S. Jones, Apr. 22, 1965.
• Type specimen: HOLOTYPE: Botany, Smithsonian Institution: [Accession No. unknown]

Price, I.R. & Scott, F.J. (1992), The Turf Algal Flora of the Great Barrier Reef. Part 1 Rhodophyta: - [secondary reference]

Cho, T.O., Boo, S.M., Hommersand, M.H., Maggs, C.A., McIvor, L.J. & Fredericq, S. (2008), Gayliella gen. nov. in the tribe Ceramieae (Ceramiaceae, Rhodophyta) based on molecular and morphological evidence. Journal of Phycology 44: 312 [basionym]

basionym of: Neosiphonia poko (Hollenb.) I.A.Abbott legitimate

Huisman, J.M., Leliaert, F., Verbruggen, H. & Townsend, R.A. in Bryce, C. (2009), Marine benthic plants of Western Australia's shelf-edge atolls. Marine Biodiversity Survey of Mermaid Reef (Rowley Shoals), Scott and Seringapatam Reef: - [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Neosiphonia poko (Hollenb.) I.A.Abbott legitimate

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

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