Hampe, G.E.L. (1876), Musci novi Musei Melbournei. Continuatio. Linnaea: ein Journal für die Botanik in ihrem ganzen Umfange, oder Beiträge zur Pflanzenkunde 40: 320 [comb. nov.]

Jaeger, A. & Sauerbeck, F.W. (1877), Adumbratio flore muscorum totius orbis terrarum. Part 7. Bericht über die Thätigkeit der St. Gallischen Naturwissenschaftlichen Gesellschaft 1875-76: 342 (Ad. 2: 246) [basionym]

basionym of: Pterygophyllum complanatum (Hampe) A.Jaeger legitimate

Mitten, W. (1882), Australian mosses. Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria 19: 77 [basionym]

basionym of: Distichophyllum complanatum (Hampe) Mitt. legitimate

Streimann, H. (1999), Taxonomic studies on Australian Hookeriaceae (Musci) 2. The genera Distichophyllum and Bryobrothera. Journal of the Hattori Botanical Laboratory 86: 101 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Distichophyllum microcarpon (Hedw.) Mitt. legitimate

Streimann, H. in McCarthy, P.M. (ed.) (2012), 11. Hookeriaceae: Distichophyllum. Australian Mosses Online <http://www.anbg.gov.au/abrs/Mosses_online>: 3 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Distichophyllum microcarpon (Hedw.) Mitt. legitimate

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

taxonomic synonym of: Distichophyllum microcarpon (Hedw.) Mitt. legitimate

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