Stephani, F. (1916), Species Hepaticarum 5: 955 [comb. nov.]

basionym: Anthoceros gracilis Reichardt legitimate

Campbell, E.O. (1995), New Zealand Journal of Botany 33: 279, 282 [secondary reference]

McCarthy, P.M. (2003), Catalogue of Australian Liverworts and Hornworts. Flora of Australia Supplementary Series 21: 74 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Anthoceros gracilis Reichardt legitimate

• APC Dist.: NSW, ACT, Vic, Tas

CHAH (2013), Australian Plant Census: - CAB [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Anthoceros gracilis Reichardt legitimate misapplication: Megaceros pellucidus (Colenso) E.A.Hodgs. legitimate by McCarthy, P.M. (2003), Catalogue of Australian Liverworts and Hornworts. Flora of Australia Supplementary Series 21: 74

• CAB Dist.: NSW, ACT, Vic, Tas

Cargill, D.C., Vella, N.G.F., Sharma, I. & Miller, J.T. (2013), Cryptic speciation and species diversity among Australian and New Zealand hornwort taxa of Megaceros (Dendrocerotaceae). Australian Systematic Botany 26: 367-370, Figs 1B, 2B, E, 5, 6 (map) [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Anthoceros gracilis Reichardt legitimate taxonomic synonym: Anthoceros longispirus Carrington & Pearson legitimate taxonomic synonym: Megaceros longispirus (Carrington & Pearson) Steph. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Megaceros carnosus (Steph.) Steph. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Megaceros crassus Steph. legitimate

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