Checklist of Lichens of Great Britain and Ireland (UK): 86 (2002).

Basionym: Arthopyrenia ranunculospora Coppins & P. James, in Coppins, Lichenologist 20(4): 318 (1988).

Synonyms: Index Fungorum

Ecology: Data lacking.

Molecular data: Genbank

Distribution: Database

Note: "The lichen was previously often misinterpreted as Arthopyrenia cinereopruinosa (Coppins, 1988)" (Ertz & Diederich 2008: 391 on material from Tenerife).