Smith, J.E (1807), Sm. (1807), Engl. Bot. 24 24: 1728 [comb. nov.]

basionym: Fissidens pulvinatus Hedw. legitimate

Dalton, P.J., R.D. Seppelt & A.M. Buchanan (1991), An annotated checklist of Tasmanian mosses: 21 [secondary reference]

Stoneburner, A.; Wyatt, R.E.; Catcheside, D.G. & Stone, I.G. (1993), Census of the mosses of Western Australia. The Bryologist 96: 92 [secondary reference]

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

• APC Comment: Australian material belongs to G. pulvinata var. africana (Greven 2000: 220).

• remarks: Australian material belongs to G. pulvinata var. africana (Greven 2000: 220).

Klazenga, N. (2023), Census of Australian bryophytes v. 2023-12-15: - APC [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Fissidens pulvinatus var. africanus Hedw. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Grimmia trichophylla var. australis Hampe nom. illeg. taxonomic synonym: Guembelia obtusata Müll.Hal. & Hampe legitimate taxonomic synonym: Grimmia callosa Müll.Hal. & Hampe legitimate taxonomic synonym: Grimmia basaltica Mitt. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Grimmia woollsiana Müll.Hal. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Grimmia tasmanica Müll.Hal. legitimate

• APC Comment: Australian material belongs to G. pulvinata var. africana (Greven 2000: 220).

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