Willis, J.H. (1950), J.H.Willis (1950), Victorian Naturalist 67 67: 30 [comb. nov.]

basionym: Splachnum gunnii Wilson legitimate

Dalton, P.J., R.D. Seppelt & A.M. Buchanan (1991), An annotated checklist of Tasmanian mosses: 29 [secondary reference]

Goffinet, B. in McCarthy, P.M. (ed.) (2006), Splachnaceae. Flora of Australia: 175 [secondary reference]

Goffinet, B. in McCarthy, P.M. (ed.) (2006), Splachnaceae. Flora of Australia: 174 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Tayloria obtusissima Broth. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Tetraplodon gunnianum Rodway nom. illeg.

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

taxonomic synonym: Tayloria obtusissima Broth. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Tetraplodon gunnianum Rodway nom. illeg.

• distribution: Tas. Endemic.

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