Wilson, W. in Hooker, J.D. (1859), Nat. Ord. V. Musci, Juss. The botany of the Antarctic voyage of H.M. Discovery ships Erebus and Terror. III. Flora Tasmaniae 2: 173 [comb. nov.]

Dalton, P.J., R.D. Seppelt & A.M. Buchanan (1991), An annotated checklist of Tasmanian mosses: 19 [secondary reference]

Seppelt, R.D. (2004), The moss flora of Macquarie Island: 90 [secondary reference]

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

taxonomic synonym: Trematodon pygmaeus Broth. ex Burges nom. illeg. taxonomic synonym: Trematodon alpinus J.H.Willis legitimate

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

• distribution: N.S.W., A.C.T., Vic., Tas., Macquarie I., Heard I.

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