First records of Phyllopeltula and Reimnitzia genera (epiphytic lichens) for Ecuador
Primeros registros de los géneros Phyllopeltula y Reimnitzia (líquenes epífitos) para el Ecuador
Author
BUSTAMANTE, ANDREA
GUSMÁN, ELIZABETH
BENITEZ, ANGEL
Abstract
Phyllopeltula steppae and Reimnitzia santensis from dry forest of southern Ecuador were collected for the first time inEcuador. The collections constitute the first records of the genera Phyllopeltula and Reimnitzia in the country. We provideinformation about ecology and distribution of the species.