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: 164 [comb. nov.]

Mitten, W. (1859), Descriptions of some new species of Musci from New Zealand and other parts of the Southern Hemisphere, together with an enumeration of the species collected in Tasmania by William Archer, Esq.; arranged upon the plan proposed in the 'Musci Indiae Orientalis'. Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society, Botany 4: 65 [basionym]

basionym of: Pleuridium tenellum (Mitt.) Mitt. legitimate

Brotherus, V.F. in Engler, H.G.A. & Prantl, K.A.E. (ed.) (1924), Musci (Laubmoose) 1. Hälfte. Die Natürlichen Pflanzenfamilien Edn. 2, 10: 177 [basionym]

basionym of: Pseudephemerum tenellum (Mitt.) Broth. legitimate

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

taxonomic synonym of: Pseudephemerum nitidum (Hedw.) Reimers legitimate

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