[1] Previously noted in several publications as an unidentified Fellhanera species, it was formally named and described due to its unique characteristics and lack of ascomata (fruiting bodies).

It belongs to the genus Fellhanera, known for its obpyriform conidia (i.e., shaped like an inverted pear), similar to many species in the F. subternella group.

The thallus consists of goniocysts that are finely farinose (like a whitish mealy powder) or scurfy granular, and it can be thin or thick and granular-warted when well-developed.

[2] This species is primarily found in Central Europe, with occurrences in Austria, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Poland, Switzerland, and Ukraine.

Fellhanera gyrophorica grows on various deciduous and coniferous trees and is often associated with lichens such as Anisomeridium polypori, Graphis scripta, and Micarea prasina.