New contributions to the Turkish Ascomycota

Abstract

Nine discomycete and one sordariomycete (Ascomycota) species are reported for the first time from Turkey. The generaCoccomyces, Kompsoscypha, Pseudopithyella, Strobiloscypha, and Lasiosphaeris have not been reported before in the country. Anthracobia,Plicaria, Sclerotinia, and Pithya species are new records added to the previous knowledge. Macro- and micromorphological descriptionsand illustrations for each new taxon are provided.