Wilson, W. in Hooker, J.D. (1854), Nat. Ord. C. Musci, Juss. The botany of the Antarctic voyage of H.M. discovery ships Erebus and Terror. II. Flora Novae-Zelandiae 2(6): 101 [comb. nov.]

Mitten, W. (1859), Descriptions of some new species of Musci from New Zealand and other parts of the Southern Hemisphere, together with an enumeration of the species collected in Tasmania by William Archer, Esq.; arranged upon the plan proposed in the 'Musci Indiae Orientalis'. Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society, Botany 4: 91 [basionym]

basionym of: Trachypus flexicaulis (Wilson) Mitt. legitimate

Hooker, J.D. (1867), Order IV. Musci. Handbook of the New Zealand Flora: 460 [basionym]

basionym of: Leskea flexicaulis Taylor nom. illeg.

Jaeger, A. & Sauerbeck, F.W. (1877), Adumbratio flore muscorum totius orbis terrarum. Part 7. Bericht über die Thätigkeit der St. Gallischen Naturwissenschaftlichen Gesellschaft 1875-76: 271 [basionym]

basionym of: Papillaria flexicaulis (Wilson) A.Jaeger legitimate

Burges, N.A. (1935), Notes on the mosses of New South Wales. II. Additional records. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 60: 85 [basionym]

basionym of: Papillaria filicaule Taylor ex Burges nom. inval.

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