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: 112 [comb. nov.]

Sainsbury, G.O.K. (1955), Sainsbury (1955), Bull. Roy. Soc. New Zealand 5 5: 146 [basionym]

basionym of: Weissia controversa var. gymnostoma (Dixon) Sainsbury legitimate

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

taxonomic synonym of: Weissia patula (C.Knight) Fife legitimate

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