Brown, R. (1811), R.Br. (1811), Trans. Linn. Soc. London 10 10: 320 [comb. nov.]

Hyvönen, J. (1987), A synopsis of genus Leptostomum (Leptostomataceae, Musci). Ann. Bot. Fenn 24: 66 [secondary reference]

Groves, E.W. & D. Moore (1989), A list of the cryptogams and gymnospermous plant specimens in the British Museum (Natural History) gathered by Robert Brown in Australia 1801-1805. Proc. Linn. Soc. New South Wales 111: 83 [secondary reference]

Ramsay, H.P. in McCarthy, P.M. (ed.) (2006), Leptostomataceae. Flora of Australia 51: 350 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Gymnostomum leptostomum Hook. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Leptostomum densum Thwaites & Mitt. legitimate

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

taxonomic synonym: Gymnostomum leptostomum Hook. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Leptostomum densum Thwaites & Mitt. legitimate

• APC Dist.: Qld, NSW, ACT, Vic

• distribution: Qld, N.S.W., A.C.T., Vic.

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