Basionym Name:Melanelia inactiva P.M. Jørg., in Galloway & Jørgensen, N.Z. Jl Bot. 28(1): 10 (1990)
Homotypic synonyms:Melanohalea inactiva (P.M. Jørg.) O. Blanco, A. Crespo, Divakar, Essl., D. Hawksw. & Lumbsch, Mycol. Res. 108(8): 882 (2004)