Bruch, P.; Schimper, W.P. & Gümbel, W.T. von (1846), Bryologia Europaea 2: 156 [comb. nov.]

basionym: Cynontodium capillaceum Hedw. legitimate

Watts, W.W. & Whitelegge, T. (1902), Census muscorum Australiensium. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 27 (Suppl.): - [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Leptotrichum subcapillaceum Müll.Hal. legitimate

Dalton, P.J., R.D. Seppelt & A.M. Buchanan (1991), An annotated checklist of Tasmanian mosses: 20 [secondary reference]

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

• APC Dist.: NSW, Vic, Tas

• distribution: N.S.W., Vic., Tas.

Klazenga, N. (2023), Census of Australian bryophytes v. 2023-12-15: - APC [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Leptotrichum subcapillaceum Müll.Hal. legitimate

• APC Dist.: NSW, Vic, Tas

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