Genera Lich.: 124 (1872).
Basionym: Psoroma ascociscana Tuck., Amer. J. Arts & Sci., Ser. 2, 25: 424 (1858).
Synonyms: Index Fungorum
Protolog: Data lacking.
Type locality: USA, New Hampshire, Grafton County, very common on trunks in the White Mts., 1843, E. Tuckerman s.n. (FH - lectotype, COLO, FH, UC, US - isolectotypes). Lectotypification by Sheard (2010: 40).
Type locality coordinates: Data lacking.
Barcode: Data lacking.
Coordinates: Data lacking.
Thallus: Data lacking.
Photobiont: Data lacking.
Chemistry: Reactions all negative; secondary metabolites not detected (Sheard 2010: 41). No lichen substances.
Ecology: Data lacking.
Molecular data: Genbank
Distribution: Database
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