Hampe, G.E.L. (1860), Muscorum frondosorum Florae Australasiae auctore Dr. F. Müller mox edendae species novas. Linnaea: ein Journal für die Botanik in ihrem ganzen Umfange, oder Beiträge zur Pflanzenkunde 30: 631 [comb. nov.]

Paris, J.E.G.N. (1896), Index Bryologicus sive enumeration muscorum hucusque cognitorum adjunctis synonyma distributioneque geographica locupletissimis: 919 [basionym]

basionym of: Philonotis catenulata (Hampe) Paris legitimate

Gilmore, S.R. in McCarthy, P.M. (ed.) (2006), Bartramiaceae. Flora of Australia: 269 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Philonotis scabrifolia (Hook.f. & Wilson) Braithw. legitimate

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

taxonomic synonym of: Philonotis scabrifolia (Hook.f. & Wilson) Braithw. legitimate

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