Lindberg, S.O. (1863), Lindb. (1863), Öfvers. Förh. Kongl. Svenska Vetensk.-Akad. 20 20: 392 [comb. nov.]

basionym: Bartramia pentasticha Brid. legitimate

Matteri, C.M. (1984), Sinopsis de las especies Andino-Patagonicas, Antarcticas y Subantarcticas de los generos Bartramia, Bartramidula y Conostomum (Bartramiaceae, Musci). Darwiniana 25: 158 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Conostomum giganteum E.B.Bartram & Dixon legitimate

Dalton, P.J., R.D. Seppelt & A.M. Buchanan (1991), An annotated checklist of Tasmanian mosses: 16 [secondary reference]

Fife, A.J. (1998), A synopsis of the New Zealand representatives of Conostomum (Musci. New Zealand Journal of Botany 36: 609 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Conostomum giganteum E.B.Bartram & Dixon legitimate

Seppelt, R.D. (2004), The moss flora of Macquarie Island: 72 [secondary reference]

Gilmore, S.R. in McCarthy, P.M. (ed.) (2006), Bartramiaceae. Flora of Australia: 264 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Conostomum australe Sw. nom. illeg.

Klazenga, N. (2015), AusMoss: Catalogue of Australian mosses, v. 2015-11-16: - APC [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Conostomum australe Sw. nom. illeg. taxonomic synonym: Bartramia australis Mitt. nom. illeg. taxonomic synonym: Conostomum giganteum E.B.Bartram & Dixon legitimate

• APC Dist.: NSW, ACT, Vic, Tas, HI, MI

• distribution: ?N.S.W., ?A.C.T., ?Vic., Tas., Macquarie I., Heard I.
• remarks: Gilmore (2006a; 264) considers mainland Australian records doubtful, because of previous confusion with C. pusillum.

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