Originally found in Finland, it was formally described as a new species in 2019 by lichenogists Annina Launis and Leena Myllis.

The type specimen was discovered in an old growth forest in Kalajanvuori, Rautalampi, (Pohjois-Häme [fi], Finland).

[1] The lichen has a pale olive-green thallus comprising tiny green granules spread out on the surface of its woody substrate.

These granules are goniocysts (small, roughly spherical aggregations of photobiont cells surrounded by hyphae) measuring 17–25 μm in diameter.

The authors suggest that it is likely a rare species and may be under threat of extinction due to forest management practices that remove its substrate.