González, YadiraAragón, GregorioBurgaz Moreno, Ana RosaPrieto, María del Rosario2023-06-172023-06-1720170093-466610.5248/132.153https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/18431Ecological studies of five páramos in Azuay and Loja provinces recorded one lichen species new to South America (Bryoria nitidula), five new to Ecuador (Cladonia halei, C. melanopoda, C. merochlorophaea, C. subreticulata, Diploschistes diacapsis), two new to mainland Ecuador (Cladonia grayi, C. pyxidata), and 20 new provincial records. Brief morphological descriptions, with remarks on distribution and ecology, are provided.engjournal articlehttp://www.mycotaxon.com/about.htmlrestricted access582.2958AndesbiodiversityCladoniaceaeNeotropicsBiologíaBotánica (Biología)Fisiología vegetal (Biología)24 Ciencias de la Vida2417.03 Botánica General2417.19 Fisiología Vegetal