Mycotaxon 70: 432 (1999).

Protolog: Thallus bene evolutus, irregulariter granulosus ad verrucosum, pallidocinereus ad viridulum. Apothecia breve stipitata, pruina distincta alba in externa pagina excipuli, 0.3-0.4 mm alta. Capitulum obconicum ad lenticulare, 0.19-0.31 mm diametro. Stipes brevis latusque, 0.11-0.14 mm diametro. Asci ubi maturi cylindrici, sporis uniseriate ordinatis, 39-41 x 5-6 µm. Sporae ubi juvenes laeves, ubi maturae ornamento rimarum irregularium, late ellipsoidales, 9.5-11.5 x 5-6 µm.

Protolog type data: Type: Germany, Bavaria, Ammergauer Alpen, between Neuschwanstein and Bleckenau, 1971 Tibell 4548 (holotype, UPS).

Type locality: Germany, Bavaria, Ammergauer Alpen, between Neuschwanstein and Bleckenau, 1971, L. Tibell 4548 (UPS - holotype)..