Contributions to the macrofungal diversity of Atatürk Dam Lake basin

Authors : Abdullah Kaya

Pages : 162-172

Doi:10.3906/bot-1404-70

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Publication Date : 9999-12-31

Article Type : Makaleler

Abstract :This study was carried out on macrofungi samples collected from Atatürk Dam Lake basin, especially from the southern coasts, within the boundaries of Şanlıurfa province between 2003 and 2013. A total of 122 taxa belonging to 38 families were identified. Six of them are new for the mycobiota of Turkey. Sowerbyella rhenana (Fuckel) J. Moravec is new at the genus level, while Peziza pseudoviolacea Donadini, Peziza ripensis E.C. Hansen, Cheilymenia theleboloides (Alb. & Schwein.) Boud., Galeropsis desertorum Velen. & Dvorak, and Tulostoma melanocyclum Bres. are new at species level.
Keywords : Macrofungi, biodiversity, Adıyaman, Şanlıurfa, Turkey