| Citation | Lindauer, V.W., 1957 An annotated list of the brown seaweeds, Phaeophyceae, of New Zealand. Transactions of the Royal Society of New Zealand 76(4):542-566. |
| Ref. | 89283 Lindauer, V.W., 1957 |
| Page | 555 |
| Named Used as Valid | Desmarestia firma |
| Locality | South Africa. |
| Distribution | Chile, Fuegia, Falklands, South Georgia, Kerguelen, Staten Is., Victoria Land, Franklin Is., South Africa, New Zealand. |