Robertson, E.L. in Womersley, H.B S. (1984), Seagrasses. The marine benthic flora of southern Australia 1: 80-83, Plate 16, Figs 18, 20 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Port Clinton, Yorke Peninsula, S. Aust., mid eulittoral. (Robertson, 18.xi.1981). Growing with Zostera mucronata and Ruppia tuberosa. Holotype: ADU, A52656. Isotypes in AD, MEL, PERTH." [Correct collection date is 18 September 1981. Isotypes also distributed to CANB, CHR, HO and NSW, pers. comm. Helen Vonow]

Conn, B.J. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1994), Flowering Plants (Magnoliophyta). Flora of Victoria Edn. 1, 2: 160, Fig. 33r-s [secondary reference]

Morris, D.I. in Curtis, W.M. & Morris, D.I. (1994), Zannichelliaceae. The Student's Flora of Tasmania 4B: 23, Fig. 8A [secondary reference]

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

pro parte misapplication: Lepilaena preissii (Lehm.) F.Muell. legitimate by Aston, H.I. (1973), Aquatic Plants of Australia: 318-319 pro parte misapplication: Lepilaena preissii (Lehm.) F.Muell. legitimate by Jessop, J.P. in Black, J.M. (1978), Flora of South Australia Edn. 3, 1: 76

• APC Dist.: SA, Vic, Tas

Jacobs, S.W.L. & McColl, K.A. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (2011), Zannichelliaceae. Flora of Australia 39: 109, Fig. 25L, M [secondary reference]

Parker, C.M. & Biggs, L.J. (1 May 2014), Updates to Western Australia's vascular plant census for 2013. Nuytsia 24: 49 [secondary reference]

Ito, Y., Tanaka, N., Garcia-Murillo, P. & Muasya, A.M. (2016), A new delimitation of the Afro-Eurasian plant genus Althenia to include its Australasian relative, Lepilaena (Potamogetonaceae) – Evidence from DNA and morphological data. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 98: 267 [basionym]

basionym of: Althenia marina (E.L.Robertson) Yu Ito legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (31 July 2018), Australian Plant Census: - [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Althenia marina (E.L.Robertson) Yu Ito legitimate

Percy-Bower, J.M. & Parker, C.M. (28 March 2019), Updates to Western Australia’s vascular plant census for 2018. Nuytsia 30: 11 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Althenia marina (E.L.Robertson) Yu Ito legitimate

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