Nakai, T. (1943), Chosakuronbun Mokuroku: Ordines, Familiae, Tribi, Genera, Sectiones. Novis Edita. Appendix: 210 [tax. nov.]

• Type: Thalassia Banks & Sol. ex K.D. Koenig

The Angiosperm Phylogeny Group (2003), An update of the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group classification for the orders and families of flowering plants: APG II. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 141(4): 435 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Hydrocharitaceae Juss. nom. cons.

Thorne, R.F. & Reveal, J.L. (2007), An Updated Classification of the Class Magnoliopsida ("Angiospermae"). Botanical Review 73(2): 75 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Hydrocharitaceae Juss. nom. cons.

Mabberley, D.J. (1 May 2008), Mabberley's Plant-Book Edn. 3: 851 [secondary reference]

Mabberley, D.J. (1 May 2008), Mabberley's Plant-Book Edn. 3: 420, 931 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Hydrocharitaceae Juss. nom. cons.

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