Jania affinis Harvey, 1855b: 547 (type locality: Rottnest Island, Western Australia).—Harvey, 1863: xxix.— Sonder, 1880: 21.— De Toni, 1905: 1857.— Lucas, 1909: 56.— Lucas, 1912: 164.— De Toni & Forti, 1923: 63.— Huisman & Walker, 1990: 412.
Taxonomic synonym:
Cheilosporum pulchellum Harvey, 1855b: 547 (type locality: Rottnest Island, Western Australia).—Harvey, 1863: xxix.— Sonder, 1880: 20.— G. Murray, 1887: 33.— De Toni, 1905: 1834.— Lucas, 1909: 56.— Lucas, 1912: 164.— Mazza, 1918 [1905–1918]: 64–67.— Lucas & Perrin, 1947: 397.— V. May, 1965: 356.— S. Dixit, 1970: 118.— Huisman & Walker, 1990: 411.
Amphiroa pulchella (Harvey) Harvey, 1857a: no. 24.
Jania pulchella (Harvey) Johansen & Womersley, 1994: 619–622.
INDIAN OCEAN DISTRIBUTION: Australia, Sri Lanka.
Note: The conspecificity of Jania affinis and Cheilosporum pulchellum was noted by Johansen & Womersley (1994: 619). Since the two names have equal priority, those authors should have used the former name rather than proposing a new combination.