Agardh, J.G. (1885), Till Algernes Systematik. Acta Universitatis Lundensis. Lunds Universitets Årsskrift. Afdelningen för Mathematik och Naturvetenskap 21: 110 [tax. nov.]

• Type locality: Mauritius Cosmo Melvill.
• Type specimen: [Type category unknown]: Lund, Sweden: [Accession No. unknown]

Schmitz, C.J.F. (1895), Marine Florideen von Deutsch-Ostafrika. Botanische Jahrbucher fur Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie 21: 140 [basionym]

basionym of: Vidalia melvillii (J.Agardh) F.Schmitz legitimate

Norris, R.E. (1991), The structure, reproduction and taxonomy of Vidalia and Osmundaria (Rhodophyta, Rhodomelaceae). Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 106: 10 [basionym]

basionym of: Osmundaria melvillii (J.Agardh) R.E.Norris legitimate

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: - [secondary reference]

Huisman, J.M. & Borowitzka, M.A. in Wells, F.E., Walker, D.I. & Jones, D.S. (2003), Marine benthic flora of the Dampier Archipelago, Western Australia. The Marine Flora and Fauna of Dampier, Western Australia: - [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Osmundaria melvillii (J.Agardh) R.E.Norris legitimate

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

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