Jesús Ernesto Hernández Maldonado

Echinoplaca schizidiifera is a species of lichen in the family Gomphillaceae. Described in 2011 from specimens collected in El Ávila National Park near Caracas, Venezuela, this lichen is notable for its unique method of reproduction. Instead of producing sexual spores, it breaks apart into small flakes that detach and spread to new locations, a trait unknown in other members of its genus. The species grows on the leaves of Clusia trees in misty cloud forests at about 2,000 metres elevation and is known only from Venezuela.

Clypeopyrenis porinoides is a species of corticolous (bark-dwelling) lichen in the family Pyrenulaceae. Found in Costa Rica, where it grows primarily on tree trunks and the understory of primary forests, it was described as new to science in 2011. Closely resembling some Porina species, this lichen is characterised by its light greyish-green surface and distinctive perithecia that set it apart from its close relative, Clypeopyrenis microsperma.

Cora paraciferrii is a species of basidiolichen in the family Hygrophoraceae. Found in Colombia, it was formally described as a new species in 2016 by Robert Lücking, Bibiana Moncada, and Jesús Hernández Marin. The specific epithet paraciferrii refers to the sister group relationship the species has with what used to be called Cora ciferrii. The lichen occurs at elevations above 3,000 m (9,800 ft) in the northern Andes of Colombia and Venezuela, where it grows in wet páramo on the ground with bryophytes.

Cora arachnoidea is a species of basidiolichen in the family Hygrophoraceae. Found in Venezuela, it was formally described as a new species in 2013 by Jesús Hernández and Robert Lücking. The type specimen was collected in the surroundings of Laguna de Mucubají (in the Parque Nacional Sierra Nevada, Venezuela), at an altitude of 3,626 m (11,896 ft). The specific epithet makes reference to the arachnoid (cobwebby) texture of the thallus surface. Another member of the genus with a similar surface is Cora hirsuta. Cora arachnoidea is widely distributed in the northern Andes (including Colombia,

Compositrema cerebriforme is a species of corticolous (bark-dwelling) lichen in the family Graphidaceae. It is notable for its distinct structure and resemblance to the shape of a brain. It was discovered in the greenery of Venezuela's Henri Pittier National Park, and described as a new species in 2012.

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