Brotherus, V.F. (1895), New species of Australian mosses. III. Öfversigt af Finska Vetenskaps-Societetens Förhandlingar 37: 158 [comb. nov.]

Catcheside, D.G. (1980), Mosses of South Australia: 175 [basionym]

basionym of: Didymodon luehmannii (Broth. & Geh.) Catches. legitimate

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

taxonomic synonym of: Didymodon torquatus (Taylor) Catches. legitimate

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