Bruggeman-Nannenga, M.A. (1979), The section Pachylomidium (Genus Fissidens) II. The species of Central America, temperate South America (including the high Andes), Australia, New Zealand and New Guinea: 16 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Fissidens tortuosus Geh. & Hampe legitimate

Dalton, P.J., R.D. Seppelt & A.M. Buchanan (1991), An annotated checklist of Tasmanian mosses: 20 [secondary reference]

Seppelt, R.D. (2004), The moss flora of Macquarie Island: 154 [secondary reference]

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

taxonomic synonym: Fissidens tortuosus Geh. & Hampe legitimate taxonomic synonym: Fissidens macrostachys Hampe nom. illeg.

• APC Dist.: SA, NSW, ACT, Vic, Tas, HI, MI

• distribution: S.A., N.S.W., A.C.T., Vic., Tas., Macquarie I., Heard I.

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