Linnaeus, C. (1 May 1753), Species Plantarum 1: 127 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Habitat in Europa ad maris littora."

Mueller, F.J.H. von (20 October 1853), First general report of the Government Botanist on the vegetation of the colony. Victoria - Parliamentary Papers- Votes and Proceedings of the Legislative Assembly: 20 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1860), Essay on the plants collected by Mr Eugene Fitzalan during Lieut. Smith's Expedition to the Estuary of the Burdekin: 18 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1864), Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae 4(27): 114 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1875), Census of the plants of Tasmania, instituted in 1875. Monthly Notices of Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania 1874: 91 [secondary reference]

Rodway, L. (1903), The Tasmanian Flora: 227 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Potamogeton pectinatus L. legitimate

Haynes, R.R. (1986), Typification of Linnaean Species of Potamogeton (Potamogetonaceae). Taxon 35(3): 570-571 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: "I designated the Gotland specimen, number 175.13 as the lectotype of P. marinus"

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

taxonomic synonym of: Potamogeton pectinatus L. legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2014), Australian Plant Census: - [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Stuckenia pectinata (L.) Borner legitimate

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