Basionym Name:Parmelia multispora A. Schneid., Guide Study Lich.: 154 (1898)
Homotypic synonyms:Melanelia multispora (A. Schneid.) Essl., Mycotaxon 7(1): 48 (1978)Melanohalea multispora (A. Schneid.) O. Blanco, A. Crespo, Divakar, Essl., D. Hawksw. & Lumbsch, Mycol. Res. 108(8): 882 (2004)Parmelia olivacea var. multispora (A. Schneid.) G. Merr., [as 'multisporum'] Bryologist 12(4): 73 (1909)