Ulva atomaria Woodward, 1797: 53 (type locality: Yarmouth, Norfolk, England).
Taonia atomaria (Woodward) J. Agardh, 1848b: 101–102.—Nizamuddin & Gessner, 1970: 5, pl. 7: fig. 19.— S. Dixit, 1980: 65.— R. Qasim & Barkati, 1985: 131, table 3.
INDIAN OCEAN DISTRIBUTION: Pakistan.