in Hertel, Beih. Nova Hedwigia 79: 437 (1984).

Basionym: Patellaria macrocarpa DC. in Lam. & DC., Fl. Franç. Ed. 3, 2: 347 (1805).

Type locality: France (G - holotype).

Note: There is a forma "nigrocruenta (Anzi) Fryday", Lichenologist 37: 16 (2005).