TAILIEUCHUNG - Contributions to the moss flora of the Caucasian part (Artvin Province) of Turkey

The moss flora of Artvin Province (Ardanuç, Şavşat, Borçka, Murgul, and Arhavi districts) in Turkey was studied between 2009 and 2011. A total of 167 moss taxa (belonging to 80 genera and 33 families) were recorded within the study area. Among these, 3 species [Dicranella schreberiana (Hedw.) Dixon, Dicranodontium asperulum (Mitt.) Broth. | Turkish Journal of Botany Turk J Bot (2013) 37: 375-388 © TÜBİTAK doi: Research Article Contributions to the moss flora of the Caucasian part (Artvin Province) of Turkey 1 2, Nevzat BATAN , Turan ÖZDEMİR * Maçka Vocational School, Karadeniz Technical University, 61750, Trabzon, Turkey 2 Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Karadeniz Technical University, 61080, Trabzon, Turkey 1 Received: Accepted: Published Online: Printed: Abstract: The moss flora of Artvin Province (Ardanuç, Şavşat, Borçka, Murgul, and Arhavi districts) in Turkey was studied between 2009 and 2011. A total of 167 moss taxa (belonging to 80 genera and 33 families) were recorded within the study area. Among these, 3 species [Dicranella schreberiana (Hedw.) Dixon, Dicranodontium asperulum (Mitt.) Broth., and Campylopus pyriformis (Schultz) Brid.] are new records from the investigated area for the moss flora of Turkey. The research area is located in the A4 and A5 squares in the grid system adopted by Henderson in 1961. In the A5 grid-square 127 taxa were recorded as new records, and 1 taxon [Anomodon longifolius (Schleich. ex Brid.) Hartm.] was recorded for the second time in Turkey. Key words: Moss, flora, Artvin Province, A4 and A5 squares, Turkey 1­­­­­­­­ . Introduction The total Turkish bryoflora comprises 773 taxa (species, subspecies, and varieties), including 187 genera of Bryophyta and 175 taxa (species, subspecies, and varieties) of Marchantiophyta and Anthocerotophyta (Uyar & Çetin, 2004; Kürschner & Erdağ, 2005; Özenoğlu Kiremit & Keçeli, 2009; Lara et al., 2010; Ören et al., 2010; Özenoglu Kiremit & Hugonnot, 2010; Keceli et al., 2011; Kürschner and Frey, 2011; Özenoglu Kiremit, 2011; Ören et al., 2012). Nevertheless, in recent years local and foreign bryologists have increased the total numbers with additions to the Turkish moss flora. Additions to the bryophyte flora

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• Flora of the Caucasian part
• Dicranella schreberiana
• Dicranodontium asperulum
• Anomodon longifolius
• Campylopus pyriformis