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: 369 [comb. nov.]

Sollman, P. (1995), Studies on Australian pottiaceous mosses. Lindbergia 20: 146 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Tortula phaea (Hook.f. & Wilson) Dixon legitimate

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

taxonomic synonym of: Syntrichia phaea (Hook.f. & Wilson) R.H.Zander legitimate

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