Acarospora thelococcoides is a pruinose (dusty whitish) verruculose (warty) crustose lichen that grows in patches up to 10 cm across that grows on soil (terricolous), especially soils made from decomposed granite.

[2] Each roundish areole becomes more pruinose toward the top and typically has a single round apothecium that is immersed with a dark brown disc, so as to appear like a collection of white rings.

[2] This appearance gives it the common name, soil eyes lichen.

[1]: 220 The asci are saccate, with variable numbers of spherical ascospores.

[2] Lichen spot tests are all negative, and it is UV-.