Three new moss records from Turkey, South-West Asia and Mediterranean

WOS: 000392625200011In this study, Syntrichia handelii var. ferganensis (Laz.) Ochyra, Orthotrichum pellucidum Lindb., and Mielichhoferia mielichhoferiana (Funck) Loeske are recorded for the first time in Turkey. The specimens were collected in Nide province, inner Anatolia, Turkey. Among them, S. handelii var. ferganensis is known only from Uzbekistan, where the type specimen of the taxon is stored. With this study, a new record out of the type specimen is given. S. handelii var. ferganensis and O. pellucidum are also new records for the Mediterranean and South-West Asia. The descriptions, illustrations, ecologies, distributions, and diagnostic characters of these species are presented.Research Fund of Nigde University [FEB2010/21]; TUB\TAK [210T033]This work was supported by the Research Fund of Nigde University [project number FEB2010/21] for financial support and TUB vertical bar TAK [project number 210T033] for equipment support to take photographs