Herein 152 taxa of lichens and lichenicolous fungi belonging to 68 genera are reported from Kızıldağ (Derebucak district, Konya province). Of these, 149 taxa are reported from the study area for the first time and 96 taxa are new for Konya province. | Research Article Turk J Bot 33 (2009) 105-112 © TÜBİTAK doi: Lichens and Lichenicolous Fungi of Kızıldağ (Derebucak, Konya) Mustafa KOCAKAYA1, Mehmet Gökhan HALICI2,*, Ahmet AKSOY2 1 University of Bozok, Faculty of Science and Arts, Department of Biology, 66200 Yozgat - TURKEY 2 University of Erciyes, Faculty of Science and Arts, Department of Biology, 38039 Kayseri - TURKEY Received: Accepted: Abstract: Herein 152 taxa of lichens and lichenicolous fungi belonging to 68 genera are reported from Kızıldağ (Derebucak district, Konya province). Of these, 149 taxa are reported from the study area for the first time and 96 taxa are new for Konya province. Lecanora perpruinosa Fröberg and Toninia submexicana de Lesd. are new records for Turkey and Asia. Key Words: Ascomycota, lichens, lichenicolous fungi, biodiversity Kızıldağ (Derebucak, Konya) Liken ve Likenikol Fungusları Özet: Kızıldağ’dan (Derebucak, Konya) 68 cinse ait 152 takson listelenmiştir. Bu taksonlardan 149’u çalışma alanından ilk kez kaydedilmektedir. Rapor edilen taksonlardan 96’sı Konya ilinden ilk kez rapor edilmiştir. Lecanora perpruinosa Fröberg, Toninia submexicana de Lesd. taksonları Türkiye ve aynı zamanda Asya için yeni kayıttır. Anahtar Sözcükler: Ascomycota, likenler, likenikol fungus, biyoçeşitlilik Introduction In the last 2 decades lichenological research in Turkey has improved remarkably. Nevertheless, it is obvious that the composition of lichens and lichenicolous fungi in some provinces is not well known. One of these provinces is Konya, the largest province in Turkey, located in south central Anatolia. Previously, 160 taxa of lichens and lichenicolous fungi were reported from Konya province. Lichenostigma triseptata Halici & . was described from material collected at Kızıldağ (Halıcı & Hawksworth, 2007). For the master’s thesis authored by , [Lichenised and Lichenicolous Fungi of Kızıldağ (Derebucak, Konya)], numerous .
