Foslie, M. (1900), New or critical calcareous algae. Det Kongelige Norske Videnskaberne Selskabs Skrifter 1899: 18-20 [tax. nov.]

• Type locality: The plant is known from Cape Jaffa, South Australia, apparently scarce. Dr. Aug. Engelhart.

Wilks, K.M. & Woelkerling, W.J. (1995), An account of southern Australian species of Lithothamnion (Corallinaceae, Rhodophyta). Australian Systematic Botany 8: - [secondary reference]

• Type specimen: LECTOTYPE: Trondheim: [Accession No. unknown]

Woelkerling, W.J. in Womersley, H.B.S. (ed.) (1996), Melobesioideae. The Marine Benthic Flora of Southern Australia. Part IIIB: - [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Mesophyllum engelhartii (Foslie) W.H.Adey legitimate

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

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