Sonder, O.W. (1853), Plantae Muellerianae: Algae. Linnaea 25: 660 [tax. nov.]

• Type locality: Ad litus peninsulae Lefrbre, Julio.

Harvey, W.H. (1857), Ceylon algae. Nos. 1-30, 30bis, 31-47, 49-86, 88-106 [Exsiccata with printed names]: - [secondary reference]

Womersley, H.B.S. (1956), A critical survey of the marine algae of southern Australia. I. Chlorophyta. Australian Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 7: 375 [secondary reference]

Womersley, H.B.S. (1956), A critical survey of the marine algae of southern Australia. I. Chlorophyta. Australian Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 7: - [secondary reference]

Womersley, H.B.S. (1956), A critical survey of the marine algae of southern Australia. I. Chlorophyta. Australian Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 7: 375 [misapplied]

misapplied to: Codium pomoides J.Agardh legitimate by Harvey, W.H. (1857), Ceylon algae. Nos. 1-30, 30bis, 31-47, 49-86, 88-106 [Exsiccata with printed names]: -

Womersley, H.B.S. (1984), The marine benthic flora of southern Australia. Part I: - [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Codium mamillosum Harv. legitimate

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

• Comment: Other records of C. bursa and C. bursa var australis are C. mamillosum.

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