in Brodo & Hertel, Herzogia 7, 3-4: 506 (1987).

Basionym: Lecidea elegantior H. Magn., Fört. Skand. Växter, 4. Lavar, 29 et 85 (1952) ohne Literaturangabe in IF.

Type locality: Norway, Province Finmark, Varanger, Styrene, 3 July 1857, T. Fries (UPS - lectotype). Lectotypification by Hertel (1977: 214).

Type locality coordinates: Data lacking.

Ecology: On lime-free, siliceous rocks in rather moist situations.

Molecular data: Genbank

Distribution: Database

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