Orthotrichaceae Arn.
Macromitrium ligulaefolium Broth. , legitimate, scientific
Brotherus, V.F. (1898), Oefversigt af Forhandlingar; Finska Vetenskaps-Societeten 40: 82 [tax. nov.]
Vitt, D.H. & Ramsay, H.P. in McCarthy, P.M. (ed.) (2006), Macromitrium in Orthotrichaceae. Flora of Australia 51: 211, Map 98 [secondary reference]
orthographic variant: Macromitrium ligulifolium Broth. orth. var. taxonomic synonym: Macromitrium woollsianum Müll.Hal. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Macromitrium ligulatulum Müll.Hal. legitimate