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

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

• CAB Dist.: 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 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Megaceros gracilis (Reichardt) Steph. legitimate

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