TY - JOUR T1 - Identification of some lichenized fungi species around Akkuyu Nuclear Power Plant (Gülnar, İçel) TT - Akkuyu Nükleer Santrali (Gülnar, İçel) Civarında Yayılış Gösteren Bazı Likenleşmiş Mantar Türlerinin Tanımlanması AU - Yiğit, Merve AU - Halıcı, Mehmet Gökhan PY - 2025 DA - August Y2 - 2025 DO - 10.46309/biodicon.2025.1532665 JF - Biological Diversity and Conservation JO - BioDiCon PB - Ersin YÜCEL WT - DergiPark SN - 1308-5301 SP - 138 EP - 151 VL - 18 IS - 2 LA - en AB - In this study, some lichenized fungi species near the Akkuyu Nuclear Power Plant located in the Gulnar district of Mersin province in Türkiye have been identified. Detailed descriptions, photographs, and phylogenetic analyses of the nine lichenized fungi species collected by the second author are given: Kuettlingeria erythrocarpa (Pers.) I.V. Frolov, Vondrák & Arup, Circinaria calcarea (L.) A. Nordin, Savić & Tibell, Flavoplaca communis (Vondrák, Říha, Arup & Søchting) Arup, Søchting & Frödén, Flavoplaca havaasii (H. Magn.) Arup, Frödén & Søchting, Lecania rabenhorstii (Hepp) Arnold, Lobothallia radiosa (Hoffm.) Hafellner, Megaspora verrucosa (Ach.) Arcadia & A. Nordin, Physcia stellaris (L.) Nyl. and Xanthocarpia marmorata (Bagl.) Frödén, Arup & Søchting.Key words: Akkuyu Nuclear Power Plant, biodiversity, nrITS, lichenized fungi KW - Akkuyu Nuclear Power Plant KW - biodiversity KW - nrITS KW - lichenized fungi N2 - Bu çalışmada Türkiye’nin İçel ili Gülnar ilçesi’nde yer alan Akkuyu Nükleer Santrali civarında yayılış gösteren bazı likenleşmiş mantar türlerinin tanımlanması yapılmıştır. İkinci yazar tarafından toplanan şu dokuz likenleşmiş mantar türüne ait detaylı deskripsiyonlar, fotoğraflar ve filogenetik analizler paylaşılmıştır: Kuettlingeria erythrocarpa (Pers.) I.V. Frolov, Vondrák & Arup, Circinaria calcarea (L.) A. 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