Turbinaria vulgaris J. Agardh var. trialata J. Agardh, 1848b: 268 (syntype localities: Brazil; West Indies).
Turbinaria trialata (J. Agardh) Kützing, 1860: 24, pl. 67.—Barton, 1891: 218.— De Toni, 1895b: 127.— Reinbold, 1907: 561.— Lucas, 1909: 12.— Pérès & Picard, 1963: folded table.— Plante, 1965: 241.— V. Krishnamurthy & H. Joshi, 1970: 15.— Rhyne, 1971: 56.— Untawale, Dhargalkar, & Agadi, 1983: [24].
Taxonomic synonym:
Turbinaria heterophylla Kützing, 1860: 25, pl. 69: fig. I (type locality: Sunda Strait, Indonesia).—G. Martens, 1868: 27, 76–77.— Möbius, 1893: 137.— De Wildeman, 1897a: 160.
INDIAN OCEAN DISTRIBUTION: Australia, Diego Garcia Atoll, India, Indonesia (Java and Sunda Strait), Madagascar, Seychelles (Mahé Island), Singapore.
Note: The synonymy was proposed by Barton (1891: 218).