Mitten, W. (1882), Australian mosses. Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria 19: 77 [comb. nov.]

basionym: Hypnum microcarpon Hedw. legitimate

Dalton, P.J., R.D. Seppelt & A.M. Buchanan (1991), An annotated checklist of Tasmanian mosses: 22 [secondary reference]

Streimann, H. (1999), Taxonomic studies on Australian Hookeriaceae (Musci) 2. The genera Distichophyllum and Bryobrothera. Journal of the Hattori Botanical Laboratory 86: 101-103 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Hookeria subrotunda Hampe legitimate taxonomic synonym: Hookeria complanata Hampe legitimate taxonomic synonym: Pterygophyllum levieri Geh. legitimate

Streimann, H. in McCarthy, P.M. (ed.) (2012), 11. Hookeriaceae: Distichophyllum. Australian Mosses Online <http://www.anbg.gov.au/abrs/Mosses_online>: 3 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Hookeria subrotunda Hampe legitimate taxonomic synonym: Hookeria complanata Hampe legitimate taxonomic synonym: Pterygophyllum levieri Geh. legitimate

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

taxonomic synonym: Hookeria subrotunda Hampe legitimate taxonomic synonym: Hookeria complanata Hampe legitimate taxonomic synonym: Pterygophyllum levieri Geh. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Hookeria distichophylla Hampe nom. illeg.

• APC Dist.: SA, Qld, NSW, ACT, Vic, Tas

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

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