The type specimen was collected in Ukraine and is housed in the Charles University Herbarium, Prague (PRA).

It was collected on 19 July 2004 by S. Bayerová (specimen number 3448) and is preserved as the holotype in the Charles University (PRA) herbarium.

[2] This lichen forms a powdery grey-green to pale grey crust with edges that can be either diffuse or clearly defined.

The reproductive structures consist of abundant fine powder-like granules (soredia) typically measuring 35–50 (although sometimes as low as 20 or as much as 60) μm in diameter.

[3] Lepraria celata grows on soil and plant litter, and on mosses, often in rock crevices.