Smith, J. in Hooker, W.J. (1839), Genera Filicum: t. 24 [tax. nov.]

• Type: Sphaerostephanos asplenioides J.Sm.

Holttum, R.E. (1976), Webbia; raccolta di scritti botanici 30: 195 [secondary reference]

Holttum, R.E. (1977), The family Thelypteridaceae in the Pacific and Australasia. Allertonia 1(3): 201-212 [secondary reference]

Holttum, R.E. (1981), Thelypteridaceae. Flora Malesiana Series II 1(5): 436 [secondary reference]

Bostock, P.D. in McCarthy, P.M. (ed.) (1998), Thelypteridaceae. Flora of Australia 48: 352 APC [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Mesochlaena R.Br. legitimate

• APC Dist.: NT, Qld

Short, P., Dixon, D. & Osterkamp Madsen, M. (2003), A review of the ferns and fern allies of the Northern Territory. The Beagle, Records of the Museums and Art Galleries of the Northern Territory 19(3): 61 [secondary reference]

Smith, A.R., Pryer, K.M., Schuettpelz, E., Korall, P., Schneider, H. & Wolf, P.G. (August 2006), A classification for extant ferns. Taxon 55(3): 716 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Cyclosorus Link legitimate

Mabberley, D.J. (1 May 2008), Mabberley's Plant-Book Edn. 3: 812 [secondary reference]

Mabberley, D.J. (1 May 2008), Mabberley's Plant-Book Edn. 3: 244 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Cyclosorus Link legitimate

Christenhusz, M.J.M., Zhang, X.C. & Schneider, H. (2011), A linear sequence of extant families and genera of lycophytes and ferns. Phytotaxa 19: 15 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Cyclosorus Link 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): 70 [secondary reference]

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