Basionym Name:Dufourea arctica Richardson, Narrat. of a Journ. Polar-Sea, App. VI: 34 (1823)
Homotypic synonyms:Cetraria arctica (Richardson) Tuck., Syn. N. Amer. Lich. (Boston) 1: 30 (1882)Cladonia arctica (Richardson) Th. Fr., Nova Acta R. Soc. Scient. upsal., Ser. 3 3: 260 (1861)Dactylina arctica (Richardson) Nyl., Syn. meth. lich. (Parisiis) 1(2): 286 (1860)Dactylina arctica subsp. arctica (Richardson) Nyl., Syn. meth. lich. (Parisiis) 1(2): 286 (1860)Dactylina arctica var. arctica (Richardson) Nyl., Syn. meth. lich. (Parisiis) 1(2): 286 (1860)Evernia arctica (Richardson) Tuck., Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts & Sci. 1: 203 (1848)