Mazoyer, G. (1938), Les Ceramiees de l'Afrique du Nord. Bulletin de la Societe de l'Histoire Naturelle de l'Afrique du Nord 29: 323 [tax. nov.]

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]

nomenclatural synonym: Ceramium byssoideum Harv. nom. illeg.

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: - [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Gayliella flaccida (Kütz.) T.O.Cho & L.M.McIvor legitimate

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

• Comment: This name is the accepted basionym for C. gracillimum var. byssoideum but is based on the type of Ceramium byssoideum Harvey non Ducluzeau.

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