| Name | Placopsis (Nyland) Lindsay |
| Authorship | (Nyland) Lindsay |
| Rank | Genus |
| NomenclaturalStatus | NomLeg |
| Placed in | Trapeliaceae |
| Contains | Placopsis gelida (Linnaeus) Lindsay Placopsis rhodocarpa (Nylander) Nylander Placopsis sp. |
| Remarks | Basionym: Squamarina subg. Placopsis Nylander, Ann. Sci. Nat. Bot. ser. 4. 15: 376. 1861. Lectotype: P. gelida (Linnaeus) Lindsay (Lichen gelidus Linnaeus) (vide I. M. Lamb, Lilloa 13: 180. 1947) |
| Citation | 1866 Trans. Linn. Soc. London 25: 536 |