Yamada, Y. (1941), Species of Halimeda in the South Sea. Kagaku Nanyo (Japanese Society for the Promotion of Scientific Research) 4: 119, fig p. 120 [tax. nov.]

• Type locality: Type statement in Japanese.
• Type specimen: HOLOTYPE: Sapporo: 023443

Hillis-Colinvaux, L. (1968), New Species of Halimeda: a taxonomic reappraisal. Journal of Phycology 4: 33 [basionym]

basionym of: Halimeda distorta (Yamada) Hillis-Col. legitimate

Hillis-Colinvaux, L. (1980), Ecology and taxonomy of Halimeda: Primary producer of coral reefs. Advances in Marine Biology 17: - [secondary reference]

Kraft, G.T. (2007), Marine Benthic Algae of Lord Howe Island and the Southern Great Barrier Reef, 1. Green Algae: - [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Halimeda distorta (Yamada) Hillis-Col. legitimate

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

• Comment: Type locality: Ant Atoll, near Ponape, Caroline Islands, Jan. 1940, Y.Yamada (Kraft, 2007 Marine Algae of Australia p. 218). Holotype is illustrated in Hillis- Colinvaux 1980: fig 34.

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