Basionym Name:Gyrophora mesaraea Ach., Methodus, Sectio prior (Stockholmiæ): 107 (1803)
Homotypic synonyms:Gyrophora arctica var. mesaraea (Ach.) Ach., Lich. Univ.: 222 (1810)Lichen arcticus * mesaraea (Ach.) Lam., Encycl. Méth. Bot., Suppl. (Paris) 3(2): 422 (1813)