Knight, C. (1875), C.Knight (1875), Trans & Proc. New Zealand Inst. 7 7: 354 [comb. nov.]

Dixon, H.N. (1923), Studies in the bryology of New Zealand, with special reference to the herbarium of Robert Brown. Part III. New Zealand Institute Bulletin 3: 110 [basionym]

basionym of: Hymenostomum patulum (C.Knight) Dixon legitimate

Fife, A.J. (1995), Checklist of the mosses of New Zealand. The Bryologist 98: 316 [basionym]

basionym of: Weissia patula (C.Knight) Fife legitimate

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