Hypogymniaceae Poelt ex Elix
Hypogymnia (Nyl.) Nyl. , legitimate, scientific
Nylander, W. (1896), Les Lichens des Environs de Paris: 39 [comb. nov.]
basionym: Parmelia subg. Hypogymnia Nyl. legitimate
Elix, J.A. in George, A.S. (ed.) (1992), Hypogymnia in Hypogymniaceae. Flora of Australia 54: 201 [secondary reference]
nomenclatural synonym: Parmelia subg. Hypogymnia Nyl. legitimate
  • Comment: from the Greek hypo (below) and gymno (naked), in reference to the erhizinate lower surfaces of the lobes