Mitten, W. (1882), Australian mosses. Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria 19: 83 [comb. nov.]

Kindberg, N.C. (1891), Enumeratio Bryinearum Exoticarum, Supplementum Secundum: 102 [basionym]

basionym of: Papillaria compressum (Mitt.) Kindb. legitimate

Streimann, H. (1991), Taxonomic studies on Australian Meteoriaceae (Musci). 2. Journal of the Hattori Botanical Laboratory 69: 69 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Barbella cubensis (Mitt.) Broth. legitimate

Streimann, H. in McCarthy, P.M. (ed.) (2012), 2. Meteoriaceae: Barbella. Australian Mosses Online <http://www.anbg.gov.au/abrs/Mosses_online>: 2 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Barbella trichophora (Mont.) M.Fleisch. ex Broth. legitimate

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

taxonomic synonym of: Barbellopsis trichophora (Mont.) W.R.Buck legitimate

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