Collemataceae Zenker
Leptogium (Ach.) Gray , legitimate, scientific
Gray, S.F. (1821), A Natural Arrangement of British Plants 1: 400 [tax. nov.]
Verdon, D. in George, A.S. (ed.) (1992), Leptogium in Collemataceae. Flora of Australia 54: 173 [secondary reference]
  • Comment: named from the Greek leptos (thin, fine) probably in reference to the thin thallus of some species