Brotherus, V.F. (1893), Some new species of Australian mosses. II. Öfversigt af Finska Vetenskaps-Societetens Förhandlingar 35: 49 [comb. nov.]

Spence, J.R. & Ramsay, H.P. in McCarthy, P.M. (ed.) (2006), Bryaceae. Flora of Australia 51: 310 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Gemmabryum subapiculatum (Hampe) J.R.Spence & H.P.Ramsay legitimate

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

taxonomic synonym of: Gemmabryum subapiculatum (Hampe) J.R.Spence & H.P.Ramsay legitimate

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