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: 183 [comb. nov.]

Stoneburner, A.; Wyatt, R.E.; Catcheside, D.G. & Stone, I.G. (1993), Census of the mosses of Western Australia. The Bryologist 96: 88 [secondary reference]

Seppelt, R.D. (2000), The Sphagnopsida (Sphagnaceae; Ambuchananiaceae) in Australia. Hikobia 13: 178 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Sphagnum novozelandicum Mitt. legitimate

Seppelt, R.D. in McCarthy, P.M. (ed.) (2006), Sphagnaceae. Flora of Australia 51: 102 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Sphagnum novozelandicum Mitt. legitimate

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

taxonomic synonym of: Sphagnum novozelandicum Mitt. legitimate

Klazenga, N. (2023), Census of Australian Bryophytes v. 2023-02-28: - [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Sphagnum novozelandicum Mitt. legitimate

Klazenga, N. (2023), Census of Australian bryophytes v. 2023-12-15: - [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Sphagnum novozelandicum Mitt. legitimate

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