Hooker, J.D. (1867), Order IV. Musci. Handbook of the New Zealand Flora: 442 [comb. nov.]

Seppelt, R.D. (2004), The moss flora of Macquarie Island: 106 [secondary reference]

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

• APC Dist.: HI, MI

• distribution: Macquarie I., Heard I.

Ochyra, R. & Bednarek-Ochyra, H.K. (2017), Nomenclatural Novelties in the Bryaceae (Bryophyta). Polish Botanical Journal 62: 171 [basionym]

basionym of: Ptychostomum mucronatum (Mitt.) Ochyra & Bedn.-Ochyra legitimate

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