Foslie, M. in Gardiner, J.S. (1903), The Lithothamnia of the Maldives and Laccadives. The Fauna and Geography of the Maldive and Laccadive Archipelagos being .... Expedition; during the years; 1899 and 1900: 467 [comb. nov.]

basionym: Lithophyllum okamurai f. subplicatum Foslie 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]

ABRS (2011), Australian Algal Name Index Edn. 2011: - [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Lithophyllum kotschyanum f. subplicatum (Foslie) P.C.Silva legitimate

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