Linnaeus, C. (1753), Species Plantarum 2: 1139-1140 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Habitat in Europa & America boreali."

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

basionym of: Phaeoceros laevis (L.) Prosk. legitimate

Scott, G.A.M. (1985), Southern Australian Liverworts: 34 [secondary reference]

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

nomenclatural synonym of: Phaeoceros laevis (L.) Prosk. legitimate

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

misapplied to: Phaeoceros carolinianus (Michx.) Prosk. legitimate by Scott, G.A.M. (1985), Southern Australian Liverworts: 34

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