Basionym Name:Pyrrhospora aurea Kalb & Elix, Lichenes Neotropici, Fascicle 13(nos 525-575): 15 [no. 570] (2001)
Homotypic synonyms:Ramboldia aurea (Kalb & Elix) Kalb, Lumbsch & Elix, Nova Hedwigia 86(1-2): 31 (2008)