Basionym Name:Sclerotium paspali Schwein., Schr. naturf. Ges. Leipzig 1: 57 [31 of repr.] (1822)
Homotypic synonyms:Claviceps paspali (Schwein.) Herter, Estudios Botanicos Region Uruguaya, III Florula Uruguayensis Plantae Avasculares (Montevideo): 34 (1933)Spermoedia paspali (Schwein.) Fr., Syst. mycol. (Lundae) 2(1): 268 (1822)Sphacelia paspali (Schwein.) Bornet, Mém. Soc. Sci. nat. Cherbourg 1: 342 (1852)