Nordic J. Bot. 31, 1: 36 (2013).

Basionym: Xanthoria angustata S. Y. Kondr. & Kärnefelt, in Kondratyuk, Kärnefelt, Elix & Thell, Bibliotheca Lichenol. 100: 277 (2009).

Type: Australia, New South Wales, Mossy Point, south of Batemans Bay, 2004, Kondratyuk 20483 & Kärnefelt (CANB - holotype, LD - isotype).