Brotherus, V.F. in Engler, H.G.A. & Prantl, K.A.E. (ed.) (1908), Bryales, in part. Die Natürlichen Pflanzenfamilien I, 3: 1080 [comb. nov.]

basionym: Hypnum limatum Hook.f. & Wilson legitimate

Dalton, P.J., R.D. Seppelt & A.M. Buchanan (1991), An annotated checklist of Tasmanian mosses: 23 [secondary reference]

Seppelt, R.D. (2004), The moss flora of Macquarie Island: 184 [secondary reference]

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

taxonomic synonym: Hypnum terrae-novae var. australe Hook.f. & Wilson legitimate taxonomic synonym: Ectropothecium australe (Hook.f. & Wilson) A.Jaeger nom. illeg.

• APC Dist.: Qld, Vic, Tas, HI, MI

• distribution: Qld, Vic., Tas., Macquarie I., Heard I.

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