# The Moss Flora of Akdağ Mountain (Amasya, Turkey)

Authors: Kerem Canli; Barbaros Çetin
Journal: The Scientific World Journal
 (2014)

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## Abstract

The moss flora of Akdağ Mountain (Amasya, Turkey) was investigated. At the result of identifications of 1500 moss specimens, collected from the research area, 178 taxa belonging to 69 genera and 26 families were determined. Among them, 94 taxa are new for A3 grid square according to the Turkey grid system which was adopted by Henderson. The location data ofGrimmia crinitoleucophaea Cardot and Barbula enderesii Garov. are the first records for Turkey, and Encalypta spathulata Müll. Hal., Schistidium dupretii (Thér.) W. A. Weber, Weissia condensa var. armata (Thér. & Trab.) M. J. Cano, Ros & J. Guerra, Tortella bambergeri (Schimp.), Barbula enderesii Garov., Hedwigia ciliata var. leucophaea Bruch & Schimp., and Campyliadelphus elodes (Lindb.) Kanda are recorded for the second time to the byroflora of Turkey.


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## 1. Introduction

Turkey, which is in the transition zone of three biogeographical regions, the Mediterranean, European-Siberian, and Irano-Turanian, is one of the richest countries between the Middle East and Europe in terms of biodiversity [1]. Unfortunately, knowledge of the Turkish bryoflora is still far from complete. To date, neither Turkish nor foreign bryologists have visited some regions, especially south-eastern Turkey. However, some recent additions with increasing research activities indicate that quite a number of new discoveries may be expected. In recent years, the studies on moss biodiversity of Turkey have increased and are enriched with many new findings. Some additions to the moss flora of Turkey in the last years includeDidymodon tomaculosus (Blockeel) M. F. V. Corley [2],Schistidium sordidum Hagen. [3],Bryoerythrophyllum rubrum (Jur. ex Geh.) P. C. Chen [4],Seligeria donniana (Sm.) Müll. Hal. [5],Conardia compacta (Drumm. ex Mull. Hal.) H. Rob. andDidymodon icmadophilus (Schimp. ex Müll. Hal.) K. Saito [6],Seligeria trifaria (Brid.) Lindb. andPseudotaxiphyllum elegans (Brid.) Z. Iwats. [7],Dicranella schreberiana (Hedw.) Dixon,Dicranodontium asperulum (Mitt.) Broth., andCampylopus pyriformis (Schultz) Brid. [8],Grimmia anomala Schimp.,Pohlia filum (Schimp.) Mårtensson, andHookeria acutifolia Hook. & Grev. [9],Sphagnum contortum K. F. Schultz,Sphagnum fallax (H. Klinggr.) H. Klinggr.,Sphagnum magellanicum Brid.,Sphagnum rubellum Wilson [10], andSphagnum molle Sull. [11].Akdağ (Amasya), chosen as the study area, is located between Central Anatolia and the Black Sea region within the A3 square according to Henderson’s [12] grid system (Figures 1 and 2). Although Akdağ Mountain has been named as one of the most important flora regions of Turkey, the moss flora of the mountain has not been studied before.Figure 1
Amasya Akdağ and Henderson’s grid system.Figure 2
Study area.


## 2. Materials and Methods

Samples were collected from 37 stations containing different habitats (Table1), between 2009 and 2011. All specimens were deposited in the Herbarium of Ankara University (ANK), Faculty of Science, Department of Biology, Ankara.Table 1
Vegetations and coordinate information of stations.
Station
Altitude (m)
Coordinate
Dominant vegetation
1
498
N 40°41.154′/E 035°57,471′
Pinus nigra subsp. pallasiana
2
872
N 40°41.006′/E 036°3,902′
Quercus robur and Populus tremula
3
845
N 40°53.685′/E 035°46,626′
Quercus robur and Pinus nigrasubsp. pallasiana
4
1020
N 40°54.252′/E 035°52,544′
Fagus orientalis
5
870
N 40°54.329′/E 035°58,941′
Reeds and agricultural land
6
1070
N 40°51.936′/E 036°10,093′
Pinus sylvestris and Fagus orientalis
7
492
N 40°45.577′/E 036°6,736′
Pinus brutia
8
565
N 40°44.784′/E 035°59,210′
Pinus brutia and Quercus hartwissiana
9
1330
N 40°46.296′/E 035°59,988′
Juniperus nana and Pinusnigra subsp. pallasiana
10
903
N 40°46.289′/E 036°6,915′
Juniperus nana and Pinusnigra subsp. pallasiana
11
1080
N 40°50.550′/E 035°47,292′
Quercus hartwissiana
12
1050
N 40°51.909′/E 035°47,648′
Pinus nigra subsp. pallasiana
13
1100
N 40°50.738′/E 035°50,303′
Pinus nigra subsp. pallasiana
14
1430
N 40°50.507′/E 035°54,296′
Pinus nigra subsp. pallasiana
15
1240
N 40°48.839′/E 035°57,754′
Pinus nigra subsp. pallasiana and Astragalussp.
16
1180
N 40°47.305′/E 036°2,430′
Pinus nigra subsp. pallasiana and Juniperus oxycedrus
17
1750
N 40°46.322′/E 035°54,672′
High mountain meadows
18
2040
N 40°46.786′/E 035°55,621′
Astragalus sp. and Acantholimon sp.
19
227
N 40°45.304′/E 036°19,371′
Quercus hartwissiana
20
1060
N 40°48.249′/E 036°9,532′
Cedrus libani, Pinus nigra subsp. pallasiana, and Fagus orientalis
21
1230
N 40°48.080′/E 036°7,876′
Cedrus libani and Pinus nigra subsp. pallasiana
22
1550
N 40°47.935′/E 036°6,600′
Pinus nigra subsp. pallasiana, Astragalussp., and Euphorbiasp.
23
1650
N 40°48.358′/E 036°5,140′
Pinus nigra subsp. Pallasiana
24
1320
N 40°47.520′/E 036°7,948′
Pinus nigra subsp. pallasiana, Euphorbiasp., and Juniperus nana
25
664
N 40°46.043′/E 036°7,207′
Pinus brutia and Quercus hartwissiana
26
1320
N 40°50.614′/E 035°53,952′
Salix alba
27
1570
N 40°49.876′/E 035°55,810′
Astragalus sp. and Acantholimon sp.
28
712
N 40°51.319′/E 036°9,434′
Pinus sylvestris and Fagus orientalis
29
943
N 40°52.037′/E 036°5,651′
Carpinus betulus
30
1020
N 40°52.331′/E 035°48,586′
Pinus sylvestris and Fagus orientalis
31
483
N 40°45.227′/E 035°36,509′
Agricultural land
32
905
N 40°41.896′/E 036°3,180′
Pinus brutia and Quercus hartwissiana
33
1110
N 40°38.948′/E 035°57,307′
Pinus nigra subsp.pallasiana
34
513
N 40°41.498′/E 035°51,422′
Pinus nigra subsp.pallasiana
35
1520
N 40°52.581′/E 035°54,388′
Pinus nigra subsp.pallasiana
36
1210
N 40°45.033′/E 035°52,059′
Quercus hartwissiana
37
1890
N 40°49.850′/E 036°3,666′
Astragalus sp. and Acantholimon sp.The specimens were identified using relevant literature [13–37].


## 3. Results and Discussion

The new records for the A3 grid square are indicated with a single asterisk, the taxa recorded from Turkey for the second time with double asterisks, and the first location data from Turkey with triple asterisks in the floristic list. Station numbers are indicated in parentheses. The bryofloristic list was arranged according to Hill et al. [38] and revised with the latest accepted names according to Ros et al. [39]:(*)Timmiales (M. Fleisch.) Ochyra
(*)Timmiaceae Schimp.
(*)1.TimmiaHedw.
(*)1. Timmia bavaricaHessl. (20, 21)
Encalyptales Dixon
Encalyptaceae Schimp.
2.Encalypta Hedw.
2. Encalypta streptocarpa Hedw.  (2, 16, 20, 21, 26, 33)
(*)3. E. intermedia Jur.  (18)
(*)4. E. rhaptocarpa Schwägr.  (15)
(*) (*
*) 5.E. spathulata Müll. Hal.  (34)
6. E. vulgaris Hedw.  (26, 34)
Funariales M. Fleisch.
Funariaceae Schwägr.
3.Entosthodon Schwägr.
(*) 7.Entosthodon muhlenbergii (Turner) Fife  (2)
4. Funaria Hedw.
8. Funaria hygrometrica Hedw.  (1, 34)
Grimmiales M. Fleisch.
Grimmiaceae Arn.
5.Grimmia Hedw.
(*) (*
*
*)9. Grimmia crinitoleucophaea Cardot  (10, 13, 25, 34)
(*)10. G. funalis (Schwägr.) Bruch & Schimp.  (13)
(*)11. G. laevigata (Brid.) Brid.  (7, 8, 13, 31, 34)
(*)12. G. montana Bruch & Schimp.  (25)
(*)13. G. orbicularis Bruch ex Wilson  (3, 7, 10, 23, 33)
14. G. ovalis (Hedw.) Lindb.  (25)
15. G. pulvinata (Hedw.) Sm.  (1, 2, 3, 10, 13, 15, 25, 32, 34, 35, 36)
16. G. tergestina Tomm. ex Bruch & Schimp.  (8, 25, 31)
17. G. trichophylla Grev.  (3, 5, 8, 36)
6.Schistidium Bruch & Schimp.
18. Schistidium apocarpum (Hedw.) Bruch & Schimp.  (4, 13, 23, 35)
(*) 19. S. atrofuscum (Schimp.) Limpr.  (16)
(*)20. S. brunnescens Limpr.  (17)
(*)21. S. confertum (Funck) Bruch & Schimp.  (3, 5, 20)
(*)22. S. crassipilum H. H. Blom  (17)
(*) (*
*)23. S. dupretii (Thér.) W. A. Weber  (12)
(*)24. S. elegantulum H. H. Blom  (10, 12)
(*)25. S. pruinosum (Wilson ex Schimp.) G. Roth  (2)
Dicranales H. Philib. ex M. Fleisch
Fissidentaceae Schimp.
7.Fissidens Hedw.
26. Fissidens taxifolius Hedw.  (12)
Ditrichaceae Limpr.
8.Ceratodon Brid.
27. Ceratodon purpureus (Hedw.) Brid.  (6)
9.Distichium Bruch & Schimp.
28. Distichium capillaceum (Hedw.) Bruch & Schimp.  (2)
10.Ditrichum Timm ex Hampe
29. Ditrichum flexicaule (Schwägr.) Hampe  (16, 33)
Dicranaceae Schimp.
11.Dicranella (Müll. Hal.)
30. Dicranella howei Renauld & Cardot  (19)
31. D. varia (Hedw.) Schimp.  (2, 20, 23)
12.Dicranum(Müll. Hal.)
32. Dicranum majus Sm.  (6)
(*)33. D. polysetum Sw. ex anon.  (12)
34. D. tauricum Sapjegin  (9, 23, 27)
Pottiales M. Fleisch
Pottiaceae Schimp.
13.Eucladium Bruch & Schimp.
35. Eucladium verticillatum (With.) Bruch & Schimp.  (1, 2)
14.Gymnostomum Nees & Hornsch.
(*)36. Gymnostomum aeruginosum Sm.  (2)
(*)15.Gyroweisia Schimp.
(*)37. Gyroweisia tenuis (Hedw.) Schimp.  (2)
16.Tortella (Müll. Hal.) Limpr.
(*) (*
*)38.  Tortella bambergeri (Schimp.) Broth.  (22)
(*)39. T. humilis (Hedw.) Jenn.  (9, 12)
40. T. inclinata (R. Hedw.) Limpr.  (16)
41. T. squarrosa (Brid.) Lindb.  (2)
42. T. tortuosa (Hedw.) Limpr (2, 6, 9, 12, 16, 20, 23, 37)
17.Trichostomum Bruch
43. Trichostomum brachydontium Bruch  (20, 31)
18.Weissia Hedw.
(*) (*
*)44. Weissia condensa var.armata (Thér. & Trab.) M. J. Cano, Ros & J. Guerra  (10)
45. W. controversa var.controversa Hedw.  (33)
19.Barbula Hedw.
46. Barbula convoluta var.convoluta Hedw.  (1, 12, 19)
(*)47. B. convoluta var.sardoa Schimp.  (1, 12)
(*) (*
*
*)48. B. enderesii Garov.  (21)
49. B. unguiculata Hedw.  (1, 2, 5, 28)
20.Bryoerythrophyllum P. C. Chen
50. Bryoerythrophyllum recurvirostrum (Hedw.) P. C. Chen  (2, 26)
(*)51. B. rubrum (Jur. ex Geh.) P. C. Chen  (21)
(*)21.Cinclidotus P. Beauv.
(*)52. Cinclidotus danubicus Schiffn. & Baumgartner  (2)
(*)53. C. riparius (Host ex Brid.) Arn.  (2)
22.Crossidium Jur.
54. Crossidium squamiferum (Viv.) Jur.  (28)
23.Didymodon Hedw.
55. Didymodon acutus (Brid.) K. Saito  (2, 7, 8)
56. D. fallax (Hedw.) R. H. Zander  (1)
(*)57. D. ferrugineus (Schimp. ex Besch.) M. O. Hill  (3, 12)
(*)58. D. luridus Hornsch.  (12, 33)
59. D. nicholsonii Culm.  (12, 33)
(*)60. D. rigidulus Hedw.  (8)
(*)61. D. tomaculosus (Blockeel) M. F. V. Corley (20) published as Asia record (Canlı & Çetin, 2012)
(*)62. D. tophaceus(Brid.) Lisa  (1, 35)
63. D. vinealis (Brid.) R. H. Zander  (1, 21, 34)
24.Pseudocrossidium R. S. Williams
(*)64. Pseudocrossidium hornschuchianum (Schultz) R. H. Zander  (5, 34)
(*)65. P. revolutum (Brid.) R. H. Zander  (34)
25.Syntrichia Brid.
(*)66. Syntrichia calcicola J. J. Amann  (13, 22, 25)
67. S. caninervis Mitt.  (8)
(*)68. S. laevipila Brid.  (8)
(*) 69. S. montana Nees  (1, 2, 8, 13)
70. S. norvegica F. Weber  (17)
(*)71. S. ruralis var.ruraliformis (Besch.) Delogne  (14, 26, 27, 33, 35)
72. S. ruralis var.ruralis (Hedw.) F. Weber & D. Mohr  (3, 17, 23, 27, 34, 36, 37)
73. S. virescens (De Not.) Ochyra  (2)
26.Tortula Hedw.
(*)74. Tortula brevissima Schiffn.  (2)
(*)75. T. canescens Mont.  (37)
76. T. inermis (Brid.) Mont.  (2, 10)
(*)77. T. lindbergii Broth.  (2)
78. T. muralis Hedw.  (2, 3, 15, 17, 21, 32)
(*) 79. T. schimperi M. J. Cano, O. Werner & J. Guerra  (21, 23, 29, 37)
80. T. subulata Hedw.  (9, 12, 21, 37)
(*)81. T. vahliana (Schultz) Mont.  (11, 28)
Orthotrichales Dixon
Orthotrichaceae Arn.
27.Orthotrichum Hedw.
82. Orthotrichum anomalum Hedw.  (2, 8, 26, 33)
(*)83. O. cupulatum Hoffm. ex Brid.  (2, 9, 12)
84. O. urnigerum Myrin  (2, 33)
85. O. diaphanum Schrad. ex Brid.  (2, 33)
86. O. pallens Bruch ex Brid.  (2, 8, 11, 12)
(*)87. O. rupestre Schleich. ex Schwägr.  (36)
88. O. affine Schrad. ex Brid  (2)
(*)89. O. speciosum Nees  (3, 11, 12)
90. O. striatum Hedw.  (3)
Hedwigiales Ochyra
(*)Hedwigiaceae Schimp.
(*)28.Hedwigia P. Beauv.
(*) (*
*)91. Hedwigia ciliata var.leucophaea Bruch & Schimp.  (3)
Bryales Limpr.
Bartramiaceae Schwägr.
29.Philonotis Brid.
(*)92. Philonotis caespitosa Jur.  (22)
93. P. fontana (Hedw.) Brid.  (15)
(*)94. P. seriata Mitt.  (17)
Bryaceae Schwägr.
30.Bryum Hedw.
95. Bryum argenteum Hedw.  (12, 17, 37)
(*)96. B. funkii Schwägr.  (13)
(*)97. B. schleicheri DC.  (22)
(*)98. B. subapiculatum Hampe  (20)
(*)99. B. weigelii Spreng.  (22)
31.Imbribryum N. Pedersen
100. Imbribryum alpinum Huds. ex With.  (11)
(*)101. I. mildeanum (Jur.) J. R. Spence  (1)
32.Ptychostomum Hornsch.
(*)102. Ptychostomum borreale (F. Weber & D. Mohr) Ochyra & Bednarek-Ochyra   (2)
103. P. capillare (Hedw.) Holyoak & N. Pedersen  (12, 20)
(*)104. P. cernuum (Hedw.) Hornsch.  (2)
(*) 105.P. creberrimum (Taylor) J. R. Spence & H. P. Ramsay  (21)
106. Ptychostomum imbricatulum (Müll. Hal.) Holyoak & N. Pedersen  (20)
(*)107. P. moravicum (Podp.) Ros & Mazimpaka   (8, 9, 20)
108. P. pallens (Sw.) J. R. Spence  (1, 12, 15)
109. P. pseudotriquetrum (Hedw.) J. R. Spence & H. P. Ramsay  (3)
Mielichhoferiaceae Schimp.
33.Pohlia Hedw.
110. Pohlia cruda (Hedw.) Lindb.  (20)
(*)111. P. ludwigii (Spreng. ex Schwägr.) Broth.  (27)
Mniaceae Schwägr.
34.Mnium Hedw.
(*)112. Mnium stellare Hedw.  (20)
Cinclidiaceae Kindb.
35.Rhizomnium (Broth.) T. J. Kop.
113. Rhizomnium punctatum (Hedw.) T. J. Kop.  (13)
Plagiomniaceae T. J. Kop.
36.Plagiomnium T. J. Kop.
(*)114. Plagiomnium affine (Blandow ex Funck) T. J. Kop.  (12)
115. P. elatum (Bruch & Schimp.) T. J. Kop.  (2)
(*)116. P. medium (Bruch & Schimp.) T. J. Kop.  (2)
Hypnales (M. Fleisch.) W. R. Buck & Vitt
(*)Fontinalaceae Schimp.
(*)37.Fontinalis Hedw.
(*)117. Fontinalis antipyretica subsp.antipyretica Hedw.  (2)
(*)118. F. antipyretica subsp.gracilis (Lindb.) Kindb.  (2)
(*)119. F. hypnoides var.hypnoides C. Hartm.  (2)
Amblystegiaceae Kindb.
38.Amblystegium Schimp.
120. Amblystegium serpens (Hedw.) Schimp.  (1,2)
(*)39.Campyliadelphus (Kindb.) R. S. Chopra
(*)121. Campyliadelphus chrysophyllus (Brid.) R. S. Chopra  (12)
(*)122. C. elodes (Lindb.) Kanda  (1)
40.Cratoneuron (Sull.) Spruce
123. Cratoneuron filicinum (Hedw.) Spruce  (2, 13, 17, 21, 22)
41.Hygroamblystegium Loeske
124. Hygroamblystegium fluviatile (Hedw.) Loeske  (1)
(*)125. H. tenax (Hedw.) Jenn.  (2)
126. H. varium (Hedw.) Mönk.  (15)
(*)127. H. varium var.humile (P. Beauv.) Vanderp. & Hedenäs  (1, 2, 12)
(*)42.Hygrohypnum Lindb.
(*)128. Hygrohypnum luridum (Hedw.) Jenn.  (22)
43.Palustriella Ochyra
129. Palustriella commutata (Hedw.) Ochyra  (2, 15, 37)
(*)130. P. decipiens (De Not.) Ochyra  (2)
131. P. falcata (Brid.) Hedenäs  (2)
44.Pseudocampylium Vanderp. & Hedenäs
(*)132. Pseudocampylium radicale(P. Beauv.) Schimp.  (2, 4)
Leskeaceae Schimp.
45Pseudoleskeella Kindb.
133. Pseudoleskeella catenulata (Brid. ex Schrad.) Kindb  (4)
(*)134. P. nervosa (Brid.) Nyholm  (4)
(*)135. P. tectorum (Funck ex Brid.) Kindb. ex Broth.  (9)
Thuidiaceae Schimp.
46.Abietinella Kindb.
136. Abietinella abietina var.abietina (Hedw.) M. Fleisch.  (2)
137. A. abietina var. hystricosa (Mitt.) Sakura  (3, 12)
47.Thuidium Schimp.
138. Thuidium delicatulum (Hedw.) Schimp.  (35)
Brachytheciaceae Schimp.
48.Pseudoscleropodium Schimp.
139. Pseudoscleropodium purum (Hedw.) M. Fleisch.  (12)
49.Plasteurhynchium M. Fleisch. ex Broth.
(*)140. Plasteurhynchium striatulum (Spruce) M. Fleisch.  (13)
50.Rhynchostegium Schimp.
141. Rhynchostegium alopecuroides (Brid.) A. J. E. Sm.  (13, 15)
142. R. confertum (Dicks.) Schimp.  (31)
(*)143. R. megapolitanum (Blandow ex F. Weber & D. Mohr) Schimp.  (1)
144. R. riparioides (Hedw.) Cardot  (1, 2)
51.Oxyrrhynchium (Schimp.) Warnst
145. Oxyrrhynchium hians (Hedw.) Loeske  (13)
(*)146. O. speciosum (Brid.) Warnst.  (2, 12)
52.Kindbergia Ochyra
147. Kindbergia praelonga (Hedw.) Ochyra  (9, 11, 12)
53.Sciuro-hypnum Hampe
(*)148. Sciuro-hypnum latifolium Ignatov & Huttunen  (2, 15, 17)
(*)149. S. reflexum (Starke) Ignatov & Huttunen  (11)
54.Brachythecium Schimp.
150. Brachythecium albicans (Hedw.) Schimp.  (11, 19)
(*)151. B. geheebii Milde  (4, 11)
152. B. glareosum (Bruch ex Spruce) Schimp.  (19)
153. B. rivulare Schimp.  (2)
55.Eurhynchiastrum Ignatov & Huttunen
154. Eurhynchiastrum pulchellum (Hedw.) Ignatov & Huttunen  (20, 23)
56.Brachytheciastrum Ignatov & Huttunen
155. Brachytheciastrum velutinum (Hedw.) Ignatov & Huttunen  (20, 21)
57.Homalothecium Schimp.
(*)156. Homalothecium aureum (Spruce) H. Rob.  (5)
157. H. lutescens (Hedw.) H. Rob.  (3, 12, 14, 28, 35)
158. H. philippeanum (Spruce) Schimp.  (21, 30)
159. H. sericeum (Hedw.) Schimp.  (1, 2, 13, 20, 23)
Hypnaceae Schimp.
58.Calliergonella Loeske
160. Calliergonella cuspidata (Hedw.) Loeske  (15, 17)
(*)59.Campylophyllum (Schimp.) M. Fleisch.
(*)161. Campylophyllum sommerfeltii (Myrin) Hedenäs  (2)
60.Homomallium (Schimp.) Loeske
162. Homomallium incurvatum (Schrad. ex Brid.) Loeske  (4)
61.Hypnum Hedw.
163. Hypnum andoi A. J. E. Sm.  (3, 6, 7, 11, 12, 20)
(*)164. H. bambergeri Schimp.  (14)
165. H. cupressiforme var. cupressiforme Hedw.  (2, 20, 24)
166. H. cupressiforme var. lacunosum Brid.  (9, 34)
(*)167. H. cupressiforme var. subjulaceum Molendo  (14)
168. H. imponens Hedw.  (12)
(*)169. H. recurvatum (Lindb. & Arnell) Kindb.  (26)
(*)170. H. revolutum (Mitt.) Lindb.  (20)
62.Pylaisia Schimp.
171. Pylaisia polyantha (Hedw.) Schimp.  (9)
(*)63.Taxiphyllum M. Fleisch.
(*)172. Taxiphyllum wissgrillii (Garov.) Wijk & Margad.  (20)
Pterigynandraceae Schimp.
64.Heterocladium Schimp.
(*)173. Heterocladium dimorphum (Brid.) Schimp.  (9)
65.Pterigynandrum Hedw.
174. Pterigynandrum filiforme Hedw.  (20, 21, 22)
(*)Pylaisiadelphaceae Goffinet & W. R. Buck
(*)66.Platygyrium Schimp.
(*)175.  Platygyrium repens (Brid.) Schimp.  (20)
(*)Cryphaeaceae Schimp.
(*)67.Cryphaea D. Mohr
(*)176. Cryphaea heteromalla (Hedw.) D. Mohr  (4)
Leucodontaceae Schimp.
68.Leucodon Schwägr.
177. Leucodon sciuroides (Hedw.) Schwägr.  (4, 8, 20, 23, 30)
Neckeraceae Schimp.
69.Neckera Hedw.
(*)178. Neckera menziesii Drumm.  (23, 30)A total of 178 taxa belonging to 69 genera and 26 families were determined following the identification of 1500 specimens collected from 37 localities between 2009 and 2011. Of these, 94 taxa are new for the A3 square. The location data ofGrimmia crinitoleucophaea Cardot andBarbula enderesii Garov. are the first records for Turkey, andEncalypta spathulata Müll. Hal.,Schistidium dupretii (Thér.) W. A. Weber,Weissia condensa var.armata (Thér. & Trab.) M. J. Cano, Ros & J. Guerra,Tortella bambergeri (Schimp.),Barbula enderesii Garov.,Hedwigia ciliata var.leucophaea Bruch & Schimp., andCampyliadelphus elodes (Lindb.) Kanda are recorded for the second time.Grimmia crinitoleucophaea Cardot. The basal marginal cells of the perichaetial and subperichaetial leaves are hyaline. Setae are very short and sporophytes are hidden between perichaetial leaves.Encalypta spathulata Müll. Hal. Plants form an extensive mat and are covered with a mass of pale-colored calyptrae. The rostrum of the calyptra is short. Seta is red to dark red and quite fragile. Leaves are narrow and irregularly twisted, with a shiny dark-brown costa.Barbula enderesii Garov. Plants have strongly differentiated convolute perichaetial leaves. Setae are mostly yellow and annulus is strongly differentiated. Leaves are strongly falcate with dense high papillae.Schistidium dupretii (Thér.) W. A. Weber. Plants are small and form low tufts. The central strand is distinct and hair-point is very short. Costa and leaf margins are smooth. Sporophytes are common. Peristome teeth are red and entire.Weissia condensa var. armata (Thér. & Trab.) M. J. Cano, Ros & J. Guerra. Plants are almost 0.5 cm. Leaves are patent and margins are slightly incurved. Upper laminal cells are slightly papillose.Hedwigia ciliata var. leucophaea Bruch & Schimp. Differs fromH. ciliata var.ciliata in the length of the hair-point (7–33% versus 22–65% of leaf length), in having less strongly papillose hair-points, and in having more strongly recurved stem leaf margins.Tortella bambergeri (Schimp.). The long, narrow leaves are slightly curved or almost straight when moist and dry to a contorted spiral. They have plane margins. The upper part of the leaf is very fragile and most stems in a tuft have only a few leaf tips present. Transverse section of stem has a distinct central strand.Campyliadelphus elodes (Lindb.) Kanda. The plants are rather slender, with irregularly and rather loosely branched, dull green or yellow-green shoots. Shoots reach 4-5 cm or more in length. Leaves are acute and gradually tapering from base to apex. Leaf margins are obscurely denticulate above. Costa is long and single and is usually extending the apex or near the apex.The dominant family in the study area is Pottiaceae (48 taxa). Other families with the highest number of taxa are, respectively, Brachytheciaceae (21), Grimmiaceae (17), and Bryaceae (15). The most species-rich genera recorded wereGrimmia (9),Didymodon (9),Tortula (9), andOrthotrichum (9). Acrocarpous mosses constitute 65% and pleurocarpous-mosses constitute 35%.The data from this survey was compared to studies from neighboring areas (Table2) [40–43] and shows that the number of taxa of Pottiaceae family members, which display acrocarpous mosses in the Mediterranean, is higher than from other regions. These findings are similar to seed plant vegetation surveys of the area. This is due to the wet and mild climate, large number of microhabitats and enclaves, and different ecological conditions present in the region.Table 2
The comparison of the taxa distribution according to the families.
Amasya Akdağ
Cankırı Gürgenli Mountain
Ilgaz Yenice Forests
Ilgaz Mountain National Park
Çankırı Eldivan Mountain
Pottiaceae
27
16,9
15,6
13,7
23,3
Brachytheciaceae
11,6
20,5
12,1
13,7
18,3
Grimmiaceae
9,4
7,2
10
6,4
8,3It is hoped that further studies will contribute more species to the knowledge of moss flora of Turkey and that this study will be useful as a guide for future research.



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