Jerarquía taxonómica:
Phyllophoraceae → Mastocarpus papillatus (C. Agardh) Kütz., 1843

Familia:
Phyllophoraceae

Autor:
(C. Agardh) Kütz., 1843

Sinónimos:
Gigartina papillata (C. Agardh) J. Agardh, 1846
Petrocelis franciscana Setch. & N.L. Gardner, 1917