Müller, J.K.(C.)A.(F.W.) (1898), Symbolae ad bryologiam Australiae II. Hedwigia 37: 125 [comb. nov.]

Brotherus, V.F. in Engler, H.G.A. & Prantl, K.A.E. (ed.) (1902), Bryales, in part. Die Natürlichen Pflanzenfamilien 1, 3: 435 [basionym]

basionym of: Tortula brachytricha (Müll.Hal.) Broth. legitimate

Sainsbury, G.O.K. (1953), Sainsbury (1953), Pap. & Proc. Roy. Soc. Tasmania 87 87: 86 [basionym]

basionym of: Tortula brachytheca Burchard ex Sainsbury nom. illeg.

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

taxonomic synonym of: Syntrichia antarctica (Hampe) R.H.Zander legitimate

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