Mason, R. (1967), New Zealand Journal of Botany 5: 525 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Taumutu, Lake Ellesmere. In drift. 9.2.1966. J. Clarke (CHR 150818A)."

Cunningham, G.M., Mulham, W.E., Milthorpe, P.L. & Leigh, J.H. (1981), Plants of Western New South Wales: 40 [secondary reference]

common name: Sea Tassel [n/a]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 58 [secondary reference]

Mulham, W.E. & Jones, D.E. (21 August 1981), Vascular plants of the riverine plain of New South Wales - supplementary list. Telopea 2(2): 199 [secondary reference]

Robertson, E.L. in Womersley, H.B S. (1984), Seagrasses. The marine benthic flora of southern Australia 1: 70-72, Figs 14, 15 [secondary reference]

Green, J.W. (1985), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia Edn. 2: 28 [secondary reference]

Rye, B.L. in Marchant, N.G., Wheeler, J.R., Rye, B.L., Bennett, E.M., Lander, N.S. & Macfarlane, T.D. (1987), Potamogetonaceae. Flora of the Perth Region 2: 725 [secondary reference]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Papassotiriou, S. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1993), Potamogetonaceae. Flora of New South Wales 4: 26 [secondary reference]

Conn, B.J. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1994), Flowering Plants (Magnoliophyta). Flora of Victoria Edn. 1, 2: 155, Fig. 32d-f [secondary reference]

Morris, D.I. in Curtis, W.M. & Morris, D.I. (1994), Ruppiaceae. The Student's Flora of Tasmania 4B: 21 [secondary reference]

Wheeler, J.R., Marchant, N.G. & Lewington, M. (2002), Flora of the South West 1: 443 [secondary reference]

common name: Widgeon Grass [n/a]

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2006), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]

pro parte misapplication: Ruppia spiralis Dumort. legitimate by Eichler, Hj. (1965), Supplement to J.M.Black's Flora of South Australia (Second Edition, 1943-1957): 38 pro parte misapplication: Ruppia maritima L. legitimate by Aston, H.I. (1973), Aquatic Plants of Australia: 290-293 pro parte misapplication: Ruppia spiralis Dumort. legitimate by Jessop, J.P. in Black, J.M. (1978), Flora of South Australia Edn. 3, 1: 80

• APC Dist.: WA, SA, Qld, NSW, Vic, Tas

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Brock, M.A. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (2011), Ruppiaceae. Flora of Australia 39: 98, Plate 22, Fig. 23G-I [secondary reference]

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