[1] Found on the Galápagos Islands, it was formally described as a new species in 2015 by Alan W. Archer, Frank Bungartz, and John Elix.

The type specimen was collected on Pinta Island, where it was growing on an exposed trunk of Opuntia galapageia.

The surface is smooth and unwaxed, and whilst initially flat, it soon becomes densely covered with small, finger-like projections called isidia.

[2] The edges of the lichen may occasionally show faint circular zones and are typically bordered by a dark brownish margin called a prothallus.

Chemical analysis has revealed the presence of several secondary metabolites, including various forms of chlorolichexanthone, arthothelin, and several stictic acids.