A New Jelly Ascomycetous Genus Record for Turkish Mycobiota

Abstract

Leotia lubrica (Scop.) Pers. was reported from Yomra district of Trabzon (Turkey). It is the first member of the genus Leotia to be recorded from Turkey. Short description and the photographs of the species are provided and discussed briefly. 

Keywords

• Biodiversity,Macrofungi,new record,Ascomycota

Türkiye Mikobiyotası için Yeni Bir Jelimsi Askomiset Cins Kaydı

Abstract

Leotia lubrica (Scop.) Pers. Trabzon (Turkey)’un Yomra ilçesinden rapor edilmiştir. Bu Leotia cinsinin Türkiye’den kaydedilen ilk üyesidir. Türün kısa deskripsiyonu ve fotografları verilmiş, kısaca
tartışılmıştır.

Keywords

• Biyoçeşitlilik, Makromantarlar, yeni kayıt, Ascomycota

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