Lichen pyxidatus Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 2: 1151. 1753.

"Habitat in Europae sylvis." RCN: 8232.

Lectotype ( Jørgensen & al. in Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 115: 347, f. 52. 1994): [icon] " Lichen pyxidatus, major" in Micheli, Nov. Pl. Gen.: 82, t. 41, f. 1L [squamulose morphotype]. 1729. - Epitype ( Jørgensen & al. in Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 115: 347, 380. 1994): Herb. Micheli (FI) .

Current name: Cladonia pyxidata (L.) Hoffm. ( Cladoniaceae).

Note: Aptroot & al. (in Lichenologist 33: 272, f. 1. 2001) reproduce a (rather poor) photograph of the epitype in FI.