Basionym Name:Buellia pleiotera Malme, Ark. Bot. 21A(no. 14): 7 (1927)
Homotypic synonyms:Hafellia bahiana var. pleiotera (Malme) Sheard, [as 'pleiotropa'] Bryologist 95(1): 82 (1992)Hafellia pleiotera (Malme) Marbach, Biblthca Lichenol. 74: 274 (2000)