Bridel, S.E. von (1827), Bryologia Universa 2: 719 [comb. nov.]

basionym: Hypnum tomentosum Hedw. legitimate

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 663 [secondary reference]

Zanten, B.O. van in McCarthy, P.M. (ed.) (2006), Racopilaceae. Flora of Australia 51: 374 [misapplied]

misapplied to: Racopilum cuspidigerum (Schwägr.) Angstr. var. cuspidigerum legitimate by Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 663

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