Basionym Name:Pyrenula nitida var. macrospora Degel., Göteborgs Kungl. Vetensk. Samhälles Handl., Ser. B, Math. Naturvensk. Skr. 1(no. 7): 8 (1941)
Homotypic synonyms:Pyrenula chlorospila var. macrospora (Degel.) Maas Geest., in Barkman, Phytosociology and Ecology of cryptogamic Epiphytes (Assen): 403 (1958)Pyrenula macrospora (Degel.) Coppins & P. James, in Hawksworth, James & Coppins, Lichenologist 12(1): 107 (1980)