Zanardini, G. (1874), Phyceae Australicae novae vel minus cognitae. Flora 57: 504 [tax. nov.]

• Type locality: Hab. ins. Lord Howe - (Fullagar et Lind.)

Millar, A.J.K. & Kraft, G.T. (1994), Catalogue of marine benthic green algae (Chlorophyta) of New South Wales, including Lord Howe Island, south-western Pacific. Australian Systematic Botany 7: - [secondary reference]

misapplication: Bryopsis baculifera J.Agardh legitimate by Lucas, A.H.S. (1913), Notes on Australian marine algae, I. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 38: 57 misapplication: Caulerpa fastigiata Mont. legitimate by Lucas, A.H.S. (1927), Notes on Australian marine algae. v. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 52: 558

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

taxonomic synonym: Chlorodesmis torresiensis W.R.Taylor legitimate

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

• Comment: Type presumably in Herb. Zanardini Museo Civico di Storia Naturale, Venice, type fragment in UC #522935. Drawing of microscope preparation Ducker 1967:pl 31c.
• AMANI dist.: New South Wales (Peronian, Lord Howe Island), Queensland (Dampierian, Great Barrier Reef, Peronian), Norfolk Island. World: Kenya, Madagascar, Mozambique.

---