| Name | Pilophoron (Tuckerman) Nylander |
| Authorship | (Tuckerman) Nylander |
| Rank | Genus |
| NomenclaturalStatus | NomLeg |
| Placed in | Lichens |
| Contains | Pilophoron fibula Tuckerman Pilophoron sp. |
| Remarks | Basionym: Stereocaulon sect. Pilophoron Tuckerman, Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 1: 238. 1847. Lectotype: P. aciculare (Acharius) Nylander (Baeomyces acicularis Acharius) (vide W. L. Culberson, Bryologist 73: 630-632. 1970). |
| Citation | 24-30 Mar 1858 ["1857"] Mém. Soc. Sci. Nat. Cherbourg 5: 96 |