Nidularia Fr., known as bird’s nest fungi (Nidulariaceae), a new interesting gasteromycete growing in pine forests, was recorded for the first time in Turkey at the genus level. The new genus is described and illustrated, and its taxonomic position within the family is discussed. | Research Note Turk J Bot 33 (2009) 323-324 © TÜBİTAK doi: A new gasteromycete genus record for Turkey Hayrünisa BAŞ SERMENLİ*, Mustafa IŞILOĞLU Muğla University, Faculty of Science and Arts, Department of Biology, Muğla - TURKEY Received: Accepted: Abstract: Nidularia Fr., known as bird’s nest fungi (Nidulariaceae), a new interesting gasteromycete growing in pine forests, was recorded for the first time in Turkey at the genus level. The new genus is described and illustrated, and its taxonomic position within the family is discussed. Key words: Gasteromycetes, new genus record, Nidularia, Turkey Türkiye’den yeni bir gasteromiset cinsi kaydı Özet: Kuş yuvası mantarları olarak bilinen, çam ormanında yetişen ve ilginç bir gasteromiset olan Nidularia Fr. cinsi, cins düzeyinde Türkiye’den ilk defa kaydedilmektedir. Yeni cinsin tanımı şekillerle desteklenerek verilmekte ve familya içindeki durumu tartışılmaktadır. Anahtar sözcükler: Gasteromycetes, yeni cins kaydı, Nidularia, Türkiye Introduction Bird’s nest fungi are easily identified organisms within the macrofungi because of their unique morphology. Their fruiting bodies are shaped like tiny bird’s nests. To date, only 5 species of Nidulariaceae (4 Cyathus and 1 Crucibulum) have been recorded in Turkey (Solak et al., 2007). The material for the present study was collected in 2004 during routine field trips in Muğla. After an investigation in the laboratory and fungarium, Nidularia deformis (Willd.) Fr. was identified. The identification of the taxa was made using current literature (Brodie, 1975; Miller & Miller, 1988; Ellis & Ellis, 1990; Pegler et al., 1995; Calonge, 1998). In the light of the literature on Turkish macrofungi (Solak et al., 2007), Nidularia is a new genus record for the Turkish mycoflora. The identified specimens are kept at the fungarium of Muğla University. Description of taxon Nidularia deformis (Willd.) Fr. (Figures 1-3) = Cyathus deformis .
