Basionym:
Conocybe brunnea J.E. Lange & Kühner ex Watling, Persoonia 6 (3): 319 (1971) [MB#311663]
Obligate synonym: Pholiotina intermedia var. brunnea (J.E. Lange & Kühner ex Watling) M.M. Moser, Kleine Kryptogamenflora - Die Röhrlinge und Blätterpilze (Agaricales) IIb/2: 1-533 (1983) [MB#456886]
Taxonomic synonyms:
- Galerina intermedia var. brunnea J.E. Lange & Kühner, Encycl. Mycol. 7: 143 (1935) [MB#372896]
- Galera brunnea (Kühner) J.E. Lange, Dansk Bot. Ark. 9 (6): 39 (1938) [MB#108887]