Müller, J.K.(C.)A.(F.W.) (1901), Genera muscorum frondosorum: 342 [comb. nov.]

Watts, W.W. & T. Whitelegge (1906), Census muscorum Australiensium. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 30 (Suppl.): 155 [basionym]

basionym of: Philonotis dicranellacea (Müll.Hal.) Watts & Whitel. legitimate

Gilmore, S.R. in McCarthy, P.M. (ed.) (2006), Bartramiaceae. Flora of Australia: 270 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Philonotis tenuis (Taylor) Reichardt legitimate

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

taxonomic synonym of: Philonotis tenuis (Taylor) Reichardt legitimate

Klazenga, N. (2023), Census of Australian Bryophytes v. 2023-02-28: - [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Philonotis tenuis (Taylor) Reichardt legitimate

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