Robertson, E.L. in Jessop, J.P. & Toelken, H.R. (ed.) (1986), Flora of South Australia Edn. 4, 4: 1736 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Bool Lagoon, S. Aust., in brackish water in NW basin of lagoon, 12.x.1982. K. Preece (ADU, A53812)."

• APC Dist.: SA, Vic, Tas

Conn, B.J. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1994), Flowering Plants (Magnoliophyta). Flora of Victoria Edn. 1, 2: 160, Fig. 33l-m [secondary reference]

Morris, D.I. in Curtis, W.M. & Morris, D.I. (1994), Zannichelliaceae. The Student's Flora of Tasmania 4B: 23-24, Fig. 8D [secondary reference]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & McColl, K.A. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (2011), Zannichelliaceae. Flora of Australia 39: 108, Fig. 25F, G [secondary reference]

Ito, Y., Tanaka, N., Garcia-Murillo, P. & Muasya, A.M. (2016), A new delimitation of the Afro-Eurasian plant genus Althenia to include its Australasian relative, Lepilaena (Potamogetonaceae) – Evidence from DNA and morphological data. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 98: 267 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Althenia marina (E.L.Robertson) Yu Ito legitimate

Macfarlane, T.D., Sokoloff, D.D. & Remizowa, M.V. (2017), Filling a morphological gap between Australasian and Eurasian/African members of Althenia Potamogetonaceae, Alismatales): A. hearnii sp. nov. from SW Western Australia. Phytotaxa 317(1): 58 [secondary reference]

• Type: "South Australia, Bool Lagoon, 12 Oct. 1982, K. Preece s.n. (AD 99102279 (originally cited as ADU A53812) image!, isotypes CANB!, CHR image!, Ho image!, MEL!, PERTH!)."

Macfarlane, T.D., Sokoloff, D.D. & Remizowa, M.V. (2017), Filling a morphological gap between Australasian and Eurasian/African members of Althenia Potamogetonaceae, Alismatales): A. hearnii sp. nov. from SW Western Australia. Phytotaxa 317(1): 58 [basionym]

basionym of: Althenia patentifolia (E.L.Robertson) T.D.Macfarl. & D.D.Sokoloff legitimate

Parker, C.M. & Percy-Bower, J.M. (22 March 2018), Updates to Western Australia’s vascular plant census for 2017. Nuytsia 29: 3 [secondary reference]

Percy-Bower, J.M. & Parker, C.M. (28 March 2019), Updates to Western Australia’s vascular plant census for 2018. Nuytsia 30: 11 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Althenia patentifolia (E.L.Robertson) T.D.Macfarl. & D.D.Sokoloff legitimate

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