Eschara fragilis Linnaeus, Systema Naturae, ed. 10, 1: 805. 1758.

"Habitat in Oceano Americano."

Basionym of: Tubularia fragilis (L.) L. (1767) .

Lectotype (Huisman & Townsend in Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 113: 100, f. 1. 1993): Herb. Linn. No. 1297.1, upper specimen (LINN) .

Current name: Tricleocarpa fragilis (L.) Huisman & R.A. Towns. ( Galaxauraceae).