Brotherus, V.F. in Engler, H.G.A. & Prantl, K.A.E. (ed.) (1924), Musci (Laubmoose) 1. Hälfte. Die Natürlichen Pflanzenfamilien Edn. 2, 10: 209 [comb. nov.]

basionym: Dicranum trichopodum Mitt. legitimate

Dalton, P.J., R.D. Seppelt & A.M. Buchanan (1991), An annotated checklist of Tasmanian mosses: 19 [secondary reference]

Klazenga, N. (2003), A revision of the Australasian species of Dicranoloma (Bryophyta, Dicranaceae). Australian Systematic Botany 16: 465 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Dicranum pulvinatum var. arcuatipes Müll.Hal. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Dicranum pulvinatum Müll.Hal. nom. illeg.

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