Tan, B.C.; Schofield, W.B. & Ramsay, H.P. (1998), Miscellanies of Australian Sematophyllaceae with a new genus, Meiotheciella. Nova Hedwigia 67: 218 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Rhynchostegium elachistos Besch. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Rhaphidostegium aciculum Broth. ex Dixon legitimate taxonomic synonym: Rhaphidostegium luciduloides Dixon legitimate

Streimann, H. (2002), The mosses of Norfolk Island: 140 [secondary reference]

Ramsay, H.P. in McCarthy, P.M. (ed.) (2012), 1. Sematophyllaceae: Sematophyllum. Australian Mosses Online <http://www.anbg.gov.au/abrs/Mosses_online>: 4 [secondary reference]

• distribution: W.A., Qld, N.S.W., A.C.T., Vic., Tas., Lord Howe I., Norfolk I.

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

taxonomic synonym: Rhynchostegium elachistos Besch. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Rhaphidostegium acicula Müll.Hal. ex Kindb. nom. inval., nom. nud. taxonomic synonym: Rhaphidostegium lucidendroides Naveau nom. inval., nom. nud. taxonomic synonym: Rhaphidostegium aciculum Broth. ex Dixon legitimate taxonomic synonym: Hypnum aciculum Müll.Hal. nom. illeg. taxonomic synonym: Rhaphidostegium luciduloides Dixon legitimate

• APC Dist.: WA, SA, Qld, NSW, LHI, NI, ACT, Vic, Tas

• distribution: W.A., S.A., Qld, N.S.W., A.C.T., Vic., Tas., Lord Howe I., Norfolk I.

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