Sainsbury, G.O.K. (1952), Revue Bryologique et Lichenologique 21: 217 [comb. nov.]

basionym: Tortula flavinervis var. obscura Dixon legitimate

Sainsbury, G.O.K. (1955), Notes on Tasmanian mosses from Rodway's herbarium. II. Pap. Proc. Roy. Soc. Tasmania 89: 166 [secondary reference]

Fife, A.J. (1995), Checklist of the mosses of New Zealand. The Bryologist 98: 315 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Pseudocrossidium crinitum (Schultz) R.H.Zander legitimate

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

taxonomic synonym of: Pseudocrossidium crinitum (Schultz) R.H.Zander legitimate

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