Laurencia gemmifera Harvey, 1853: 73–74, pl. XVIII.B (type locality: Key West, Florida, U.S.A.).—Weber-van Bosse, 1923: 345–346.
Laurencia poiteaui (Lamouroux) Howe var. gemmifera (Harvey) Yamada, 1931b: 220.
INDIAN OCEAN DISTRIBUTION: Indonesia (Java).