This species is known by its corticolous, more or less compact-felty to byssoid, sulphur, yellow to yellowish-orange to orange-red thallus, byssoid yellowish-orange to orange-red prothallus, asci and pycnidia not seen (Aptroot et al., 2009).

Synonymy: Chiodecton aurantiacoflavum B. de Lesd., Rev. Bryol. Lichénol., N.S. 7: 61 (1934)

Due to all the previous information this species might be considered as Near Threatened (NT) until a better understanding.

This is species is known in 12 countries. In Brazil, 12 occurrences to this species are known, located in North and Northeast of Brazil according to GBIF database.

There are 60 records in GBIF database, distributed in Peru (24 records), Brazil (12 records), Costa Rica (6 records), and the other occurrences are distributed in small percentages.

This species is widespread in Tropical areas, found in lowland to lower montane rainforests. In Brazil, this species can be found at the Atlantic Rainforest in Northeast, Midwest, South and Southeast of Brazil, and at the Amazon Rainforest in North of Brazil.

In Brazil, this species commonly founded in Atlantic and Amazon Rainforest that are biomes that still suffer anthropic actions in special wildfire, natural and criminal caused, and area suppression.

In Brazil, the records are related to preserved areas, but unfortunately, those spaces still being affected by negatives influences. So, formal education to the population that lives near those areas and the park managers can start to change the situation.

Actions that are orientated to taxonomy and exploration to new sites need to be stimulated until a better understanding of this species status.