Records of lichenicolous fungi new for Turkey and Asia

Abstract

Three lichenicolous fungi occcuring on Tephromela atra and Lecidea fuscoatra– Rhymbocarpus fuscoatrae, Sclerococcum tephromelarum and Skyttea tephromelarum, collected from the Tunceli and Bingöl provinces of Turkey – are reported as new to Turkey and Asia, following a recent lichenological survey in those provinces. Short descriptions are provided, together with geographic distributions, hosts, and comparisons with similar taxa.

Keywords

• Ascomycota
• Bingol
• biodiversity
• lichenicolous fungi
• Tunceli