Nylander, W. 1884. Lichenes novi e Freto Behringii. Flora 67: 216-217
Thallus white or whitish, areoles uniform, subrounded plane-minutely convex rounded, (1 millim. broad or shorter) sparse, on black hypothallus; apothecia black, plane, marginate, submoderately marginate, concolorous within; spores 8, black, oblong-ellipsoid, 1-septate, 0.018-25 millim. long, 0.007-0.010 millim. thick, epithecium and hypothecium dark brown/grayish-brown.
Above quartz rock.
Perhaps subspecies Lecidea alpicola. Iodine medulla slightly or not blue, which is also observed in the L. alpicola from Freti Behringian (also gonidia partly blue).