Brotherus, V.F. & Watts, W.W. (1912), The mosses of the Yarrangobilly Caves District, N. S. W. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 37: 373 [comb. nov.]

Gilmore, S.R. in McCarthy, P.M. (ed.) (2006), Bartramiaceae. Flora of Australia: 270 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Philonotis tenuis (Taylor) Reichardt legitimate

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

taxonomic synonym of: Philonotis tenuis (Taylor) Reichardt legitimate

Koponen, T. (2020), Notes on Philonotis (Bartramiaceae, Bryophyta). 17. Australian and New Zealand Taxa P. tenuis, P. austrofalcata, P. pseudomollis and P. streimannii, nom. nov. Annales Botanici Fennici 57(4–6): - [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Philonotis rigens Broth. legitimate

Klazenga, N. (2023), Census of Australian bryophytes v. 2023-12-15: - APC [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Philonotis rigens Broth. legitimate

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