Wilson, W. & Hooker, J.D in Hooker, J.D. (1845), Musci. The botany of the Antarctic voyage of H.M. discovery ships Erebus and Terror. I. Flora Antarctica: 124 [comb. nov.]

Jaeger, A. (1874), Adumbratio flore muscorum totius orbis terrarum. Part 4. Bericht über die Thätigkeit der St. Gallischen Naturwissenschaftlichen Gesellschaft 1872-1873: 194 (Ad. 1: 472) [basionym]

basionym of: Dissodon plagiopus var. pyriformis (Hook.f. & Wilson) A.Jaeger legitimate

Watts, W.W. & T. Whitelegge (1906), Census muscorum Australiensium. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 30 (Suppl.): 168 [basionym]

basionym of: Tayloria octoblephara var. pyriformis (Hook.f. & Wilson) Watts & Whitel. legitimate

Goffinet, B. in McCarthy, P.M. (ed.) (2006), Splachnaceae. Flora of Australia: 178 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Tayloria octoblephara (Hook.) Mitt. legitimate

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

taxonomic synonym of: Tayloria octoblephara (Hook.) Mitt. legitimate

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