Two new taxa records for the macrofungi of Turkey

Lachnum virgineum (Batsch) P.Karst (Hyaloscyphaceae) and Hymenoscyphus fructigenus (Bull.) Gray (Helotiaceae) are recorded for the first time from Turkey.

Turk J Bot 30 (2006) 209-212 © TÜB‹TAK Research Article Two New Taxa Records for the Macrofungi of Turkey Sinan AKTAfi, Gyasettin KAfiIK, Hasan Hỹseyin DOAN, Celõleddin ệZTĩRK Selỗuk University, Science and Art Faculty, Biology Department, 42075 Campus, Konya - TURKEY Received: 10.06.2005 Accepted: 24.03.2006 Abstract: Lachnum virgineum (Batsch) P.Karst (Hyaloscyphaceae) and Hymenoscyphus fructigenus (Bull.) Gray (Helotiaceae) are recorded for the first time from Turkey Key Words: Ascomycetes, Lachnum, Hymenoscyphus, Macrofungi, Turkey Tỹrkiye Makrofunguslar ỗin ki Yeni Takson Kayd ệzet: Lachnum virgineum (Batsch) P.Karst (Hyaloscyphaceae) ve Hymenoscyphus fructigenus (Bull.) Gray (Helotiaceae) Türkiye’den ilk defa kaydedilmifltir Anahtar Sözcükler: Ascomycetes, Lachnum, Hymenoscyphus, Makrofunguslar, Türkiye Introduction Materials and Methods Macrofungi specimens were collected during field studies in Bozk›r and Kestel districts After field and laboratory studies were completed, the species given above were identified for the first time from Turkey The field study has been chiefly carried out in the autumn and spring, since the climatic conditions during these periods are most suitable for fruiting body formation Bozk›r and Kestel districts are situated in Central Anatolia in Turkey Macrofungi specimens were collected on oak branches and pine cones Colour of macrofungi locality and characteristics of habitat etc were noted during the collection Later, photographs of specimens were taken using a binocular microscope Microscopic features were drawn using a Nikon microscope The climate of Bozk›r is humid and semi-humid Mediterranean The average rainfall in the region is 786.2 mm The prevalent deciduous trees are Populus sp L., Quercus sp L and Salix sp L The coniferous trees are Abies cilicica (Ant & Kotschy) Carr subsp isaurica Coode & Cullen, Juniperus excelsa M.Bieb and Pinus nigra J.F.Arnold subsp nigra var caramanica (Loudon) Rehder The climate of Kestel is semi-dry and very cold Mediterranean The prevalent trees in the province are Pinus nigra subsp nigra var caramanica, Juniperus foetidissima Willd., Juniperus oxycedrus L subsp oxycedrus, Quercus pubescens Willd., Q ithaburensis Decne subsp macrolepis (Kotschy) Hedge & Yalt and Cistus laurifolius L The morphological features, and spore properties of dry and fresh macrofungi specimens were studied and they were identified using Turkish macrofungi flora (Baytop, 1994; Sesli & Denchev, 2005) and Ascomycetous macrofungi (Breitenbach & Kranzlin, 1984) The samples are kept at Selỗuk University, Mushroom Fungarium Application and Research Centre in Konya, Turkey 209 Two New Taxa Records for the Macrofungi of Turkey Ascospores 6-8 x 1.5 µ, fusiform, smooth, hyaline, not septate Asci 40-45 x 3.5-4 µ, 8-spored, paraphyses lanceolate, septate, projecting beyond the asci (Figure 2) Results Helotiales Hyaloscyphaceae Konya-Kestel; in pine forest, on pine cone, 09.11.2002, Kaflk, DoÔan 371 Lachnum virgineum (Batsch) P.Karst, Bidr Känn Finl Nat Folk 19: 169 (1871) Syn: Chaetocalathus bicolor (Pat & Demange) Singer Crinipellis bicolor Pat & Demange Helotiaceae Hymenoscyphus fructigenus (Bull.) Gray, A Nat Arr of British Plants 1: 673 (1821) Dasyscyphus virgineus (Batsch) Gray Syn: Ciboria fructigena (Bull.) Killerm Lachnella bicolor (Pat & Demange) Locq Helotium fructigenum (Bull.) Fuckel Lachnella virginea (Batsch) W.Phillips Helotium virgultorum var fructigenum (Bull.) Rehm Marasmius bicolor (Pat & Demange) Sacc & Trotter Peziza virginea Batsch Leptostroma virgultorum var fructigenum (Bull.) Rehm Peziza fructigena Bull Fruiting body 0.5-1 mm (Figure 1), cup and saucer shaped, distinctly stalked, hymenium white-cream, smooth, outer surface and margin white, with white hairs, stalk cylindrical, white-cream, with white hairs, 0.5-1 mm long Phialea fructigena (Bull.) Gillet Fruiting body 1-4 mm (Figure 3), cup-shaped to flat and saucer shaped, distinctly stalked, hymenium whitish to ochre-whitish, smooth, outer surface and stalk the same colour, stalk cylindrical, to mm long and smooth 0.25 mm Figure 1- Ascocarp of Lachnum virgineum 210 S AKTAfi, G KAfiIK, H H DO⁄AN, C ÖZTÜRK Ascospores 13-19 x 3-4 µ, irregularly fusiform, smooth, hyaline, with or several drops, sometimes septate Asci 100-180 x 7-8 µ, 8-spored, paraphyses cylindrical, septate, sometimes forked (Figure 4) Konya-Bozk›r; between the towns of Dere and Sorkun, in fir-oak forests, on dead branches of oak, 17.11.2002, Aktafl, Öztürk 390 Discussion and Conclusion The first record for the genus Lachnum Retz was given by Sümer (1982) as Dascyscyphus cerinus = Lachnum cerinum (Pers.) Nannf L virgineum is quite different from L cerinum by its white fruit body, bigger spores and lanceolate paraphyses b c a 10 µ H fructigenus is easily differentiated from H calyculus, which was published by Solak et al (1997), by its white ascocarp, irregularly fusiform and septate spores, and cylindrical paraphyses Figure a) Ascus b) Ascospores c) Paraphyses of Lachnum virgineum mm Figure Ascocarp of Hymenoscyphus fructigenus 211 Two New Taxa Records for the Macrofungi of Turkey b c a 15 µ 7µ 15 µ Figure a) Ascus b) Ascospores c) Paraphyses of Hymenoscyphus fructigenus References Baytop A (1994) Türkiye’nin Makrofunguslar› ‹le ‹lgili Bir Yay›n Listesi Turk J Bot 18: 175-185 Breitenbach J & Kränzlin F (1984) Fungi of Switzerland, Volume 1, Ascomycetes Lucerne: Verlag Mycologia Sesli E & Denchev CM (2005) Checklist of the Myxomycetes and Macromycetes of Turkey Mycologia Balcanica 2: 119-160 212 Solak MH, Gỹcin F, IflloÔlu M & Kalm›fl E (1997) Wood-decaying Fungi Which Were Found in Some Provinces and Their Surroundings in the Northwest Anatolia XI World Forestry Congress, pp.199 Sümer S (1982) Bat› Karadeniz Bưlgesi, Ưzellikle Bolu ầevresinde Bulunan Odun Tahripỗisi Mantarlar stanbul ĩniversitesi Orman Fakỹltesi Yay›nlar›, pp 297-312  .. .Two New Taxa Records for the Macrofungi of Turkey Ascospores 6-8 x 1.5 µ, fusiform, smooth, hyaline, not septate Asci 40-45 x 3.5-4 µ,... fusiform and septate spores, and cylindrical paraphyses Figure a) Ascus b) Ascospores c) Paraphyses of Lachnum virgineum mm Figure Ascocarp of Hymenoscyphus fructigenus 211 Two New Taxa Records for. .. Taxa Records for the Macrofungi of Turkey b c a 15 µ 7µ 15 µ Figure a) Ascus b) Ascospores c) Paraphyses of Hymenoscyphus fructigenus References Baytop A (1994) Türkiye’nin Makrofunguslar› ‹le