[1] Ulf Arup and colleagues transferred the taxon to its own genus in 2013, following a molecular phylogenetics-based restructuring of the family Teloschistaceae.

Soralia, specialised reproductive propagules, are well-defined, either round or irregular in shape, and contain finely textured soredia with vibrant shades of yellowish-green to yellow-orange.

[4] Solitaria chrysophthalma and Lendemeriella lucifuga are lichen species that, while bearing some resemblances, exhibit distinct characteristics.

Solitaria chrysophthalma is notable for its thicker, epiphloedal thallus with colours ranging from grey to various shades of yellow.

In terms of chemical attributes, the former contains parietin as a dominant substance, supplemented by minor quantities of emodin and fragilin, and lacks fallacinal, which is found in the latter.