Wilson, W. in Hooker, J.D. (1859), Nat. Ord. V. Musci, Juss. The botany of the Antarctic voyage of H.M. Discovery ships Erebus and Terror. III. Flora Tasmaniae 2: 193 [comb. nov.]

Jaeger, A. (1875), Adumbratio flore muscorum totius orbis terrarum. Part 5. Bericht über die Thätigkeit der St. Gallischen Naturwissenschaftlichen Gesellschaft 1873-1874: 83 (Gen. Sp. Musc. 1: 545) [basionym]

basionym of: Philonotis remotifolia (Hook.f. & Wilson) A.Jaeger 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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