“…The third species, A. benjaminii, is closely allied with A. perpusillus, and like the latter lacks antheridia and the whole diminutive thallus; these 2 species are the only ones not associated with the Limnichidae. The 3 new species described here bring to 93 the number of Laboulbeniales reported from Ecuador (Rossi, 2009;Rossi, 2010;Rossi and Santamaría, 2010;Rossi, 2011;Rossi and Santamaría, 2012;Barragán et al, 2013;Goldmann et al, 2013;Rossi et al, 2013). This figure is relatively high: as to the American continent, higher numbers of Laboulbeniales have only been recorded in 3 much larger states (Argentina, Brazil, and United States).…”