ɹᵻɡˈɑːɹdləs ʌv ɪts ˈʌltᵻmət klˌæsɪfɪkˈeɪʃən, bɪkˈʌz ɪt hˈæzbiːn klˈæsᵻfˌaɪd æz ˈiːðɚɹ ɐn ˈænɪməl, ɔːɹ ɐ plˈænt ˈælɡə, ɔːɹ ɐ fˈʌŋɡəs lˈaɪkən, ðə nˈeɪm ˌæspaɪdˈɛlə ɪz kˈʌvɚd baɪ bˈoʊθ kˈoʊdz ʌv nəmˈɛŋklətʃɚ, ænd ðɪs pɹɪvˈɛnts ɐdˈɑːpʃən əvə lˈeɪɾɚ hˈɑːmənˌɪm "ˌæspaɪdˈɛlə" ɡˈɪlbɚt nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi fɚɹə ɡɹˈuːp ʌv ɛkstˈænt mˈʌʃɹuːmz, nˈaʊ ɹᵻnˈeɪmd sˌæpɹoʊmɐnˈiːɾə.
Regardless of its ultimate classification, because it has been classified as either an animal, or a plant (alga), or a fungus (lichen), the name Aspidella is covered by both Codes of Nomenclature, and this prevents adoption of a later homonym "Aspidella" (Gilbert 1940) for a group of extant mushrooms, now renamed Saproamanita.