The knowledge of lichenicolous fungi in Turkey is relatively good when compared with other regions of the world, with 183 reported taxa (Halıcı et al., 2012(Halıcı et al., , 2013(Halıcı et al., , 2014. Halıcı (2008) reported 117 infrageneric taxa of lichenicolous fungi from Turkey and provided an identification key for those taxa.Cladonia is a large genus of lichenized fungi with more than 450 species recognized worldwide (Litterski and Ahti, 2004). It is also one of the most preferred lichenized fungus genera by lichenicolous fungi because of its relatively large thalli. So far about 85 species of lichenicolous fungi (including several slightly lichenized ones) have been reported to grow on this genus (Zhurbenko and Alstrup, 2004). However, only four cladoniicolous fungi species have been reported from Turkey: Dacampia cladoniicola Halici and A.O.Türk, Lichenoconium pyxidatae (Oudem.) Petr. and Syd., Roselliniella cladoniae (Anzi) Matzer and Hafellner, and Sphaerellothecium cladoniae (Alstrup and Zhurb.) Hafellner (Halıcı, 2008). Therefore, more lichenicolous taxa on Cladonia species are expected from Turkey. Starting in 2012, we have been conducting a project to determine the biodiversity of the lichenized fungus genus Cladonia in Turkey and the lichenicolous fungi on collected Cladonia specimens as well. The aim of this paper is to report the additions of new lichenicolous fungi growing on Cladonia in Turkey.
Materials and methodsAll the lichenicolous fungi specimens detailed here are stored in the herbarium of Bozok University (Faculty of Science and Arts, Yozgat, Turkey). Their accession numbers are given in parentheses after the locality information. In addition, the specimens from Erciyes University herbarium were also examined. Specimens were examined in water, and 10% KOH and Lugol's iodine (MERCK 9261) solutions. Ascospore and conidia measurements were taken in water. The descriptive notes provided below are based on the Turkish specimens examined. Locality details of examined species are given in the Appendix.
ResultsTwelve species of cladoniicolous fungi from Turkey reports in this study. Nine of these taxa, Abrothallus cladoniae R.Sant. & D.Hawksw., Epicladonia stenospora (Harm.) D.Hawksw., Lichenosticta alcicornaria (Linds.
it is still far from being fully satisfactory. The lichenicolous fungi of Turkey have started to receive more attention during the last 5 years. Halıcı (2008a) published a key to the 117 known taxa of lichenicolous Ascomycota (including mitosporic fungi) of Turkey; since that publication, studies on lichenicolous fungi have continued (
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