Dixon, H.N. (1942), Additions to the mosses of North Queensland. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland 53 (2): 24 [comb. nov.]

Stone, I.G. (1991), Fissidens linearis Brid. and its synonyms. Journal of Bryology 16: 404 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Fissidens linearis var. obscuriretis (Broth.) I.G.Stone legitimate

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

taxonomic synonym of: Fissidens linearis var. obscuriretis (Broth.) I.G.Stone legitimate

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