Linnaeus, C. (1 May 1753), Species Plantarum 2: 1090 [tax. nov.]

Kuntze, C.E.O. (5 November 1891), Revisio Generum Plantarum 2: 811 [basionym]

basionym of: Dryopteris parasitica (L.) Kuntze legitimate

Domin, K. (October 1914), Beitrage zur Flora und Pflanzengeographie Australiens. Bibliotheca Botanica 20(85): 49 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Dryopteris parasitica (L.) Kuntze legitimate

Leveille, A.A.H. (1915), Flore du Kouy-Tcheou: 475 [basionym]

basionym of: Christella parasitica (L.) H.Lev. legitimate

Farwell, O.A. (1931), American Midland Naturalist 12: 259 [basionym]

basionym of: Cyclosorus parasiticus (L.) Farw. legitimate

Eichler, Hj. (1965), Supplement to J.M.Black's Flora of South Australia (Second Edition, 1943-1957): 29 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Cyclosorus parasiticus (L.) Farw. legitimate

Iwatsuki, K. (1965), Memoirs of the College of Science Kyoto Imperial University ser. B, 31(3): 172 [basionym]

basionym of: Thelypteris parasitica (L.) K.Iwats. legitimate

Willis, J.H. (1970), A Handbook to Plants in Victoria Edn. 2, 1: 36 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Cyclosorus parasiticus (L.) Farw. legitimate

Holttum, R.E. (1974), Thelypteridaceae of Africa and adjacent islands. Journal of South African Botany 40(2): 141 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: "Canton, Osbeck (in Herb. Sw., S-PA_."

Green, P.S. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (1994), Norfolk Island & Lord Howe Island. Flora of Australia 49: 584 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Christella parasitica (L.) H.Lev. legitimate

Bostock, P.D. in McCarthy, P.M. (ed.) (1998), Thelypteridaceae. Flora of Australia 48: 342 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Christella parasitica (L.) H.Lev. legitimate

Fraser-Jenkins, C.R., Smith, A.R., Jarvis, C.E., Gibby, M., Price, M.G., Parris, B.S. & Kholia, B.S. (2018), (2640) Proposal to conserve the name Polypodium parasiticum (Thelypteris parasitica, Christella parasitica) (Thelypteridaceae) with a conserved type. Taxon 67(5): 1031 [secondary reference]

• Type: "South India, Western Ghats, Tamil Nadu State, Tirunelveli, Nanguneri taluk, Sengeltheri, Forest east of lodge, stream banks, 950 m, 17 Dec 1985, Manickam & Matthew 34024 (RHT), typ. cons. prop."

Field, A.R. (2 January 2020), Classification and typification of Australian lycophytes and ferns based on Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification PPG I. Australian Systematic Botany 33(1): 69 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: "Canton, s. dat., P.Osbeck s.n. (lecto: S S-P-2650...)."

Field, A.R. (2 January 2020), Classification and typification of Australian lycophytes and ferns based on Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification PPG I. Australian Systematic Botany 33(1): 69 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Christella parasitica (L.) H.Lev. legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (7 July 2021), Australian Plant Census: - [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Christella parasitica (L.) H.Lev. legitimate

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