Reinwardt, C.G.C. , Blume, C.L. von & Nees von Esenbeck, C.D.G. (1824), Nova Acta Physico-medica Academiae Caesareae Leopoldino-Carolinae Naturae Curiosorum Exhibentia Ephemerides sive Observationes Historias et Experimenta 12(1): 208 [tax. nov.]

Gottsche, C.M., Lindenberg, J.B.W. & Nees von Esenbeck, C.D.G. (1845), Synopsis Hepaticarum 2: 237 [basionym]

basionym of: Trichocolea tomentella var. javanica (Reinw., Blume & Nees) Gottsche, Lindenb. & Nees legitimate

McCarthy, P.M. (2003), Catalogue of Australian Liverworts and Hornworts. Flora of Australia Supplementary Series 21: 106 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Trichocolea mollissima (Hook.f. & Taylor) Gottsche legitimate

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