Mitten, W. (1859), Musci indiae orientalis; an enumeration of the mosses of the East Indies. Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society, Botany Supplement 1: 61 [comb. nov.]

Gilmore, S.R. in McCarthy, P.M. (ed.) (2006), Bartramiaceae. Flora of Australia: 266 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Philonotis hastata (Duby) Wijk & Margad. legitimate

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

taxonomic synonym of: Philonotis hastata (Duby) Wijk & Margad. legitimate

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