Herpothallon echinatum Aptroot, Lücking & Will-Wolf

Ertz, Damien, Flakus, Adam, Oset, Magdalena, Sipman, Harrie J. M. & Kukwa, Martin, 2015, A first assessment of lichenized Arthoniales in Bolivia with descriptions of two new species, Phytotaxa 217 (1), pp. 1-25 : 13

* Herpothallon echinatum Aptroot, Lücking & Will-Wolf

This widespread lichen has been recorded in Australia, India, Indonesia, Norfolk Islands, Papua New Guinea, Taiwan, Thailand and in the Neotropics so far known from Brazil, Costa Rica, the Galapagos Islands and Florida ( Aptroot et al. 2009; Lücking et al. 2011; Jagadeesh Ram & Sinha 2011; Bungartz et al. 2013; McCarthy 2014, Cáceres et al. 2014a; Käffer et al. 2015).

Specimens examined (all corticolous). BOLIVIA. Dept. La Paz: Prov. Abel Iturralde, between Ixiamas and Santa Rosa de Maravillass, 13°49’16”S, 68°07’18”W, 305 m, Subandean Amazon forest , 28 July 2008, MK 6822 (LPB, UGDA) ; Prov. Franz Tamayo, APOLOBAMBA, near Paujeyuyo, 15º02’46”S, 68º27’46”W, 960 m, SubAndean Amazon forest close to plantation, 12 November 2014, MK 14520, 14525 (LPB, UGDA). Dept. Santa Cruz: Prov. José Miguel de Velasco , Sendero de goma near Florida, 14°37’48”S, 61°12’02”W, 170 m, lowland Amazon secondary forest, 16 December 2009, AF 16082 & PR (KRAM, LPB). Dept. Tarija: Prov. Aniceto Arce, Filo de Sidras , 22º14’50”S, 64º33’28”W, 1064 m, Tucumano-Boliviano submontane forest, on bark, 22 November 2010, AF 18563 & 18698.2 (LPB) ; Serranía de Propiedad Arnold , 22º13’19”S, 64º33’41”W, 1309 m, Tucumano-Boliviano montane forest, 24 November 2010, AF 18732 (KRAM, LPB) ; Prov. Burnet O’Connor, near Soledad , 21°41’00”S, 64°07’29”W, 1500 m, Tucumano-Boliviano montano forest, 11 August 2012, MK 11362 & 11369 (LPB, UGDA) ; TARIQUÍA, near Salinas , 21°49’15”S, 64°12’44”W, 1400 m, Tucumano-Boliviano montano forest, 10 August 2012, MK 11240 (LPB, UGDA) .