Dixon, H.N. & Bartram, E.B. (1937), S. Berggren's New Zealand mosses. Botaniska Notiser 1937: 75 [comb. nov.]

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

basionym of: Barbula pseudopilifera var. obscura (Dixon) Sainsbury 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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