Brotherus, V.F. & Watts, W.W. (1916), Descriptions of some new species of Australian, Tasmanian, and New Zealand mosses. VI. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 41: 593 [comb. nov.]

Streimann, H. in McCarthy, P.M. (ed.) (2012), 2. Meteoriaceae: Papillaria. Australian Mosses Online <http://www.anbg.gov.au/abrs/Mosses_online>: 6 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Papillaria nitens (Hook.f. & Wilson) Sainsbury legitimate

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

taxonomic synonym of: Papillaria nitens (Hook.f. & Wilson) Sainsbury legitimate

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