Proskauer, J.M. (1951), Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club 78: 347 [comb. nov.]

basionym: Anthoceros laevis L. legitimate

McCarthy, P.M. (2003), Catalogue of Australian Liverworts and Hornworts. Flora of Australia Supplementary Series 21: 79 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Anthoceros laevis L. legitimate

CHAH (2010), Australian Plant Census: - [misapplied]

misapplied to: Phaeoceros carolinianus (Michx.) Prosk. legitimate by McCarthy, P.M. (2003), Catalogue of Australian Liverworts and Hornworts. Flora of Australia Supplementary Series 21: 79

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