Vainio, E.A. (1921), Annales Societatis Zoologicae Botanicae Fennicae Vanamo 1: 39 [tax. nov.]

Park, Y.S. & Hale, M.E. (1989), Hypotrachyns osseoalba, the correct name for Hypotrachyna formosana (Parmeliaceae: lichenized Ascomycotina). Taxon 38: 88 [basionym]

basionym of: Hypotrachyna osseoalba (Vain.) Y.S.Park & Hale legitimate

Elix, J.A. in Grgurinovic, C. A. (ed.) (1994), Hypotrachyna. Flora of Australia 55: 56 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Hypotrachyna osseoalba (Vain.) Y.S.Park & Hale legitimate

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