Wilson, W. in Hooker, J.D. (1854), Nat. Ord. C. Musci, Juss. The botany of the Antarctic voyage of H.M. discovery ships Erebus and Terror. II. Flora Novae-Zelandiae 2(6): 73 [comb. nov.]

Hooker, J.D. (1867), Index of genera and species. Handbook of the New Zealand Flora: 796 [basionym]

basionym of: Tortula fuscescens Hook.f. & Wilson ex Hook.f. nom. inval.

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

taxonomic synonym of: Didymodon australasiae (Hook. & Grev.) R.H.Zander legitimate

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