Mueller, F.J.H. von & Baker, J.G. (June 1887), Note on a collection of ferns from Queensland. Journal of Botany, British and Foreign 25: 163 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Bellenden Ker range, 3000–4000 ft."

Mueller, F.J.H. von & Baker, J.G. (1887), Note on a collection of Ferns of Queensland. Botanisches Centralblatt 32: 40 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (13 May 1889), Systematic Census of Australian Plants Suppl. 4: 4 [secondary reference]

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 645 [secondary reference]

Domin, K. (January 1915), Beitrage zur Flora und Pflanzengeographie Australiens. Bibliotheca Botanica 20(85): 170 [secondary reference]

Andrews, S.B. (1 December 1977), Miscellaneous notes on Australian Pteridophytes. I. Austrobaileya 1(1): 12 [basionym]

basionym of: Ctenopteris fuscopilosa (F.Muell. & Baker) S.B.Andrews legitimate

Parris, B.S. (1995), New Combinations in Prosaptia (Grammitidaceae : Pteridophyta). Kew Bulletin 50(1): 166 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: "Australia, Queensland, Mt Bellenden Ker, Sayer & Davidson s.n. (lectotype K!, chosen here)."

Parris, B.S. (1995), New Combinations in Prosaptia (Grammitidaceae : Pteridophyta). Kew Bulletin 50(1): 166 [basionym]

basionym of: Prosaptia fuscopilosa (F.Muell. & Baker) Parris legitimate

Parris, B.S. in McCarthy, P.M. (ed.) (1998), Grammitidaceae. Flora of Australia 48: 465 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Prosaptia fuscopilosa (F.Muell. & Baker) Parris legitimate

Christenhusz, M.J.M., Fay, M.F. & Byng, J.W. (9 February 2018), GLOVAP Nomenclature Part 1. The Global Flora: a practical flora to vascular plant species of the world 4: 44 [basionym]

basionym of: Grammitis fuscopilosa (F.Muell. & Baker) Christenh. legitimate

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): 92 [secondary reference]

• Type: "Bellenden Ker Range, Queensland, 1887, W.A.Sayer & Davidson s.n. (lecto: K 001044418*...)"

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): 92 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Prosaptia fuscopilosa (F.Muell. & Baker) Parris legitimate

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