Handbuch 3: 177 (1833).
Basionym: Sticta aurata Ach., Methodus: 277 (1803).
Lectotypification by Galloway (1988, 1992) und Galloway & James (1986).
Distribution type: See Galloway & Elix (2013:35).
Note:
Ecology: Crocodia aurata is a strongly oceanic species widespread in the tropics and in temperate areas of the Southern Hemisphere.