Basionym Name:Cladonia connexa Vain., Acta Soc. Fauna Flora fenn. 4(no. 1): 288 (1887)
Homotypic synonyms:Carassea connexa (Vain.) S. Stenroos, in Stenroos, Myllys, Thell & Hyvönen, Mycol. Progr. 1(3): 277 (2002)