Hooker, W.J. (1840), Icones Plantarum; or figures with brief descriptive characters and remarks, of new or rare plants, selected from the authors's herbarium 3: 202 [comb. nov.]

Wijk, R.J. van der & Margadant, W.D. (1962), Wijk & Margad. (1962), Taxon 11 11: 221 [basionym]

basionym of: Mielichhoferia bryoides (Hook.) Wijk & Margad. legitimate

Catcheside, D.G. (1980), Mosses of South Australia: - [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Mielichhoferia australis Hampe legitimate

Stoneburner, A.; Wyatt, R.E.; Catcheside, D.G. & Stone, I.G. (1993), Census of the mosses of Western Australia. The Bryologist 96: 94 [secondary reference]

Crosby, M.R., R.E. Magill, B.H. Allen & S. He (1999), A checklist of the mosses: - [secondary reference]

Thies, A.W. (2000), Moss collections from Lord Howe Island in the National Herbarium of Victoria (MEL). Victorian Naturalist 117: 11 [secondary reference]

Seppelt, R.D. (2004), The moss flora of Macquarie Island: 194 [secondary reference]

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

taxonomic synonym: Mielichhoferia ecklonii Hornsch. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Mielichhoferia australis Hampe legitimate

• APC Dist.: WA, SA, NSW, LHI, ACT, Vic, Tas, HI, MI

• distribution: W.A., S.A., N.S.W., A.C.T., Vic., Tas., Lord Howe I., Macquarie I., Heard I.

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