Mem. N.Y. Bot. Garden 104: 64 (2013).
Basionym: Staurothele tenuissima Degel., Ark. Bot. 30A: 15 (1942).
Protolog: "Prothallus indistinctus. Thallus crustaceus, uniformis, epilithicus, late expansus, tenuissimus (vulgo 0,1 mm crassus), fuscocupreus, opacus ... Habitation typi: America septentrionalis, Tennessee, in montibus Great Smoky Mountains ad Cherokee Orchard, ad saxum gneissaceum in silva frondea, c. 760 m.s.m. Leg. 1939 G. Degelius. Typus in herb. Degel.-Fig. nostra 4".
Photobiont: Data lacking.
Chemistry: No lichen substances.
Ecology: Data lacking.
Molecular data: Genbank
Distribution: Database
Note:
Type locality: USA, Tennessee, Great Smoky Mountains, (UPS - holotype).
Barcode: Data lacking.
Coordinates: Data lacking.