Zanardini, G. (1874), Phyceae Australicae novae vel minus cognitae. Flora 57: 490 [tax. nov.]

• Type locality: Hab. Georgetown Tasmaniae -- (Miss Goodwin.)
• Type specimen: [Type category unknown]: Museo Civico di Storia Naturale, Venice [Accession No. unknown]

Womersley, H.B.S. (1979), Southern Australian species of Polysiphonia Greville (Rhodophyta). Australian Journal of Botany 27: - [secondary reference]

Womersley, H.B.S. (1979), Southern Australian species of Polysiphonia Greville (Rhodophyta). Australian Journal of Botany 27: - [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Polysiphonia sertularioides (Gratel.) J.Agardh legitimate

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

• Comment: The synonymy is assumed by Womersley.

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