Journals / Turkish Journal of Botany / 2013 / Cilt: 37 - Sayı: 2

Three remarkable new moss records for South-West Asia from northern Turkey

Pages
363–368
DOI
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Abstract

Grimmia anomala Schimp., Pohlia filum (Schimp.) Mårtensson, and Hookeria acutifolia Hook. & Grev. are noteworthy moss species reported here for the first time in South-West Asia from specimens collected in north-eastern and north-western Turkey. The diagnostic characters, habitat preferences, illustrations, and updated ranges of the treated species are given together with notes comparing them with those of related taxa.

Özet

Grimmia anomala Schimp., Pohlia filum (Schimp.) Mårtensson, and Hookeria acutifolia Hook. & Grev. are noteworthy moss species reported here for the first time in South-West Asia from specimens collected in north-eastern and north-western Turkey. The diagnostic characters, habitat preferences, illustrations, and updated ranges of the treated species are given together with notes comparing them with those of related taxa.

Keywords: Key words: Grimmia, Pohlia, Hookeria, moss flora, new records, South-West Asia, Turkey