Wilson, W. in Hooker, J.D. (1859), Nat. Ord. V. Musci, Juss. The botany of the Antarctic voyage of H.M. Discovery ships Erebus and Terror. III. Flora Tasmaniae 2: 200 [comb. nov.]

Watts, W.W. & Whitelegge, T. (1902), Census muscorum Australiensium. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 27 (Suppl.): 15 [basionym]

basionym of: Atrichum angustatum var. polysetum (Brid.) Bruch & Schimp. nom. inval.

Hyvönen, J. in McCarthy, P.M. (ed.) (2006), Polytrichaceae. Flora of Australia: 128 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Atrichum androgynum (Müll.Hal.) A.Jaeger legitimate

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

taxonomic synonym of: Atrichum androgynum (Müll.Hal.) A.Jaeger legitimate

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