Baker, J.G. (April 1891), A summary of the new ferns which have been discovered or described since 1874. Annals of Botany 5(18): 195 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Trinity Bay, Queensland, Sayer."

• Comment: nom. illeg., non (F.Muell. & Baker) F.Muell. (1889).

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 639 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Trichomanes motleyi Bosch legitimate

Domin, K. (October 1914), Beitrage zur Flora und Pflanzengeographie Australiens. Bibliotheca Botanica 20(85): 9, t. 7, Fig. 2 [secondary reference]

Croxall, J.P. (1975), The Hymenophyllaceae of Queensland. Australian Journal of Botany 23(3): 539 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: "Trinity Bay, (north-east) Queensland, Sayer s.n. (BRI 32774),

Croxall, J.P. (1975), The Hymenophyllaceae of Queensland. Australian Journal of Botany 23(3): 528 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Microgonium motleyi Bosch legitimate

Croxall, J.P. (1986), Microgonium (Hymenophyllaceae) in Malesia, with species reference to Peninsular Malaysia. Kew Bulletin 41(3): 526 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Microgonium motleyi Bosch legitimate

Bostock, P.D. & Spokes, T.M. in McCarthy, P.M. (ed.) (27 October 1998), Appendix: Hymenophyllaceae. Flora of Australia 48: 119 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Trichomanes motleyi Bosch legitimate

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

taxonomic synonym of: Trichomanes motleyi Bosch legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2016), Australian Plant Census: - [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Didymoglossum motleyi (Bosch) Ebihara & K.Iwats. legitimate

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