Forster, J.G.A. (1786), Florulae Insularum Australium Prodromus: 81 [tax. nov.]

• Type: (not cited).

Brown, R. (27 March 1810), Prodromus florae Novae Hollandiae et insulae Van-Diemen, exhibens characteres plantarum quas annis 1802-1805: 147 [secondary reference]

Sprengel, C.P.J. (1827), Systema Vegetabilium Edn. 17, 4(1): 54 [secondary reference]

Gray, A. (1854), United States Exploring Expedition. Botany. Phanerogamia: 12 [secondary reference]

Hooker, J.D. (27 April 1854), The botany of the Antarctic voyage of H.M. discovery ships Erebus and Terror. II. Flora Novae-Zelandiae 2(5): 43 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Arthropteris tenella (G.Forst.) J.Sm. ex Hook.f. legitimate

Bailey, F.M. (1874), Handbook to the Ferns of Queensland: 38 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Arthropteris tenella (G.Forst.) J.Sm. ex Hook.f. legitimate

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 139 [secondary reference]

Dixon, W.A. (1906), The Plants of New South Wales: 290 [secondary reference]

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

Domin, K. (October 1914), Beitrage zur Flora und Pflanzengeographie Australiens. Bibliotheca Botanica 20(85): 64 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Arthropteris tenella (G.Forst.) J.Sm. ex Hook.f. legitimate

Tindale, M.D. (1961), Davalliaceae. Contributions from the New South Wales National Herbarium, Flora Series 208: 9 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: "No. 277.440 of G. Forster, labelled 'Polypodium tenellum' (BM, examined). ISOTYPE ?: without locality, G. Forster (UPS examined)."

Tindale, M.D. (1961), Davalliaceae. Contributions from the New South Wales National Herbarium, Flora Series 208: 9 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Arthropteris tenella (G.Forst.) J.Sm. ex Hook.f. legitimate

Green, P.S. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (1994), Norfolk Island & Lord Howe Island. Flora of Australia 49: 607 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Arthropteris tenella (G.Forst.) J.Sm. ex Hook.f. legitimate

Bell, G.H. in McCarthy, P.M. (ed.) (1998), Davalliaceae. Flora of Australia 48: 449 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Arthropteris tenella (G.Forst.) J.Sm. ex Hook.f. 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): 79 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: "s. loc., s. dat. G.Forster Hb. 277 (lecto: BM 001048430*; isolecto: UPS n.v."

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): 79 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Arthropteris tenella (G.Forst.) J.Sm. ex Hook.f. legitimate

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