Lichens and lichenicolous fungi from Batman Province, Turkey

Kenan Yazıcı; Ali Aslan

doi:10.3897/phytolbalcan.31.e161611

Phytologia Balcanica 31: 37-56, doi: 10.3897/phytolbalcan.31.e161611

Lichens and lichenicolous fungi from Batman Province, Turkey

Kenan Yazıcı^‡, Ali Aslan^§

‡ Karadeniz Technical University, Faculty of Science, Biology Department, Trabzon, Turkiye§ Yüzüncü Yıl University, Faculty of Pharmacy, Van, Turkiye

Corresponding author: Kenan Yazıcı ( kcagri_1997@yahoo.com )

Academic editor: Anna Ganeva

This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY 4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.

Citation: Karahan D, Aslan A (2025) Lichens and lichenicolous fungi from Batman Province, Turkey. Phytologia Balcanica 31: 37-56. https://doi.org/10.3897/phytolbalcan.31.e161611

Abstract

This study is a contribution to the lichen biota of Turkey. A total of 360 taxa (324 lichens, 29 lichenicolous fungi and seven lichenicolous lichens) have been identified from 124 sites in the Batman Province of Turkey. Of these, 291 lichens, 28 lichenicolous fungi and six lichenicolous lichens are new records for the Batman Province. Lobothallia parasitica, a lichenicolous lichen, is new to Turkey. Seven lichens (Candelariella oleifera, Circinaria scabridula, Clavascidium lacinulatum, Johnsheardia zwackhiana, Miriquidica leucophaea, Sarcogyne platycarpoides and Staurothele bacilligera) and one lichenicolous fungus (Lichenochora verrucicola) have been recorded for the second time from Turkey.

Keywords

Ascomycota, biodiversity, lichens, new records