Fleischer, M. (1904), Die Musci der Flora von Buitenzorg 1: 310 [comb. nov.]

basionym: Gymnostomum vernicosum Hook. ex Harv. legitimate

Catcheside, D.G. & Stone, I.G. (1988), The mosses of the Northern Territory, Australia. Journal of the Adelaide Botanic Gardens 11: 14 [secondary reference]

Stoneburner, A.; Wyatt, R.E.; Catcheside, D.G. & Stone, I.G. (1993), Census of the mosses of Western Australia. The Bryologist 96: 91 [secondary reference]

Arts, T. (1998), A revision of the moss genus Gymnostomiella Fleisch. Journal of Bryology 20: 424 [secondary reference]

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

• APC Dist.: WA, NT, Qld

• distribution: W.A., N.T., Qld
• remarks: W.A. report could not be verified (Goffinet 2006a: 161).

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