Bryologist 112, 4: 827 (2009).

Protolog: Thallus parvus, plus-minusve arcte affixus, ad 1 mm crassus, marginaliter areolis angularibus vel rotundis, indistincte lobatus, lobis ad 0.5(-0.6) mm longis; superficies fulva vel griseo-fuscescens, sine corticem. Apothecia adnata, lecanorina vel lecideina, 0.2-0.6 mm diam., discus fuscus vel dusco-niger, epruinosus; margo thalinus vel biatorinus, planus, tenuis, ad 0.05 mm crassus; apices paraphysarum plerumque fusco-capitatae. Ascosporae hyalinae, uniseptatae, ellipsoideae vel oblongo-ellipsoideae (7-)8-11(-12) x 2.5-3(-3.5) µm (sine strato perisporico), stratum perisporicum gelatinosum, 1.5-2 µm crassum in KOH. Conidia bacilliformia vel ellipsoidea, 3-4(-4.5) x 0.9-1.1 µm. Substantiae lichenicae absentes. Habitat ad saxa montana.

Protolog type data: Type: Ecuador. Prov. Tungurahua: Baños-Río Pastaza, near the cascade Bascún close to the bridge "Puente San Francisco", on damp schistose boulders on the bank of the river, 1800 m, 31 Jul 1999, Z. Palice 2571 & J. Etayo (PRM, holotype; hb. van den Boom, isotype).

Type locality: Ecuador, Province Tungurahua, Baños-Río Pastaza, near the cascade Bascún close to the bridge "Puente San Francisco", on damp schistose boulders on the bank of the river, 1800 m, 31 July 1999, Z. Palice 2571 & J. Etayo (PRM - holotype; van den Boom - isotype).