Linnaeus, C. (1 May 1753), Species Plantarum 2: 1015 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Habitat in Europae maribus."

Rendle, A.B. (1899), A systematic revision of the genus Najas. Transactions of the Linnean Society of London. Botany, Ser. 2 5: 389 [secondary reference]

Thompson, J. (1961), Najadaceae. Contributions from the New South Wales National Herbarium, Flora Series 12: 74 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Najas major All. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Najas muricata Thuill. legitimate

Beadle, N.C.W., Evans, O.D. & Carolin, R.C. (1962), Handbook of the Vascular Plants of the Sydney District and Blue Mountains: 428 [secondary reference]

Eichler, Hj. (1965), Supplement to J.M.Black's Flora of South Australia (Second Edition, 1943-1957): 39 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Najas major All. legitimate

Chippendale, G.M. (17 April 1972), Check List of Northern Territory Plants. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 96(4): 218 [secondary reference]

Aston, H.I. (1973), Aquatic Plants of Australia: 260-261 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Najas major All. legitimate

Cunningham, G.M., Mulham, W.E., Milthorpe, P.L. & Leigh, J.H. (1981), Plants of Western New South Wales: 42 [secondary reference]

common name: Prickly Naiad [n/a] common name: Prickly Waternymph [n/a]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 26 [secondary reference]

Green, J.W. (1985), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia Edn. 2: 29 [secondary reference]

Dunlop, C.R. (1987), Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Northern Territory. Technical Report: Conservation Commission of the Northern Territory 26: 56 [secondary reference]

Rye, B.L. in Marchant, N.G., Wheeler, J.R., Rye, B.L., Bennett, E.M., Lander, N.S. & Macfarlane, T.D. (1987), Najadaceae. Flora of the Perth Region 2: 723 [secondary reference]

Stanley, T.D. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1989), Najadaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 3: 19, Fig. 4E [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Najas major All. legitimate

Jacobs, S.W.L. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1993), Najadaceae. Flora of New South Wales 4: 22 [secondary reference]

common name: Prickly Naiad [n/a] common name: Prickly Waternymph [n/a]

Conn, B.J. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1994), Flowering Plants (Magnoliophyta). Flora of Victoria Edn. 1, 2: 156 [secondary reference]

Wheeler, J.R., Marchant, N.G. & Lewington, M. (2002), Flora of the South West 1: 341 [secondary reference]

common name: Prickly Water Nymph [n/a] common name: Prickly Naiad [n/a]

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

orthographic variant: Naias marina C.A.Gardner orth. var.

• APC Comment: Infraspecific rank not recognised in WA, Qld or Vic.
• APC Dist.: WA, NT, Qld, NSW, Vic

Jacobs, S.W.L. & McColl, K.A. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (2011), Najadaceae. Flora of Australia 39: 100 [secondary reference]

common name: Pricly Naiad [n/a] common name: Prickly Waternymph [n/a]

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (7 July 2021), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]

orthographic variant: Naias marina C.A.Gardner orth. var. taxonomic synonym: Najas muricata Thuill. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Najas muricata Delile legitimate taxonomic synonym: Najas marina var. latior F.Muell. ex K.Schum. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Najas latior K.Schum. nom. inval., nom. nud. taxonomic synonym: Najas marina var. muricata A.Braun ex K.Schum. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Najas armata H.Lindb. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Najas marina subsp. armata (H.Lindb.) Horn legitimate taxonomic synonym: Najas marina subsp. latior (F.Muell. ex K.Schum.) Triest legitimate misapplication: Najas major All. legitimate by Bentham, G. (March 1878), Flora Australiensis 7: 181 misapplication: Najas marina var. angustifolia A.Braun legitimate by Rendle, A.B. (1899), A systematic revision of the genus Najas. Transactions of the Linnean Society of London. Botany, Ser. 2 5: 439

• APC Comment: Najas marina subsp. armata and Najas marina subsp. latior are recognised as distinct taxa in NSW.
• APC Dist.: WA, NT, Qld, NSW, Vic

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