Sarcogyne lapponica (Ach. ex Schaer.) K. Knudsen & Kocourk.
Syn.: Acarospora lapponica (Ach. ex Schaer.) Th. Fr., Biatorella lapponica (Ach. ex Schaer.) Almq., Lecidea lapponica Ach. ex Schaer., Myriospora lapponica (Ach. ex Schaer.) Hue, Polysporina lapponica (Ach. ex Schaer.) Degel.
Lichenised.
Substrate: ,
Altitudinal range: from the mesomediterranean belt (potential vegetation: evergreen broad-leaved forests dominated by Quercus ilex) to the alpine belt (potential vegetation: treeless Alpine grasslands and tundras, to the lower limit of perennial snow and the equilibrium line of glaciers)
Note: this species, whose type material is lignicolous, has been for a long time confused with the lichenicolous Polysporina subfuscescens. The records from the Alps need confirmation.
Switzerland: Bern; Italy: ?Trentino Alto Adige;