Lichens and Lichenicolous fungi flora of Üzümdere Wild Life Development Area (Antalya)

In this study, the lichen and lichenicolous fungi diversity of Üzümdere Wild Life Development Area, located within the borders of Akseki and İbradı districts of Antalya province, was investigated. Lichen samples were collected and identified from 35 localities determined in the field. As a result of the determinig, a total of 227 lichen and lichenicolous fungi taxa were identified. Of the 227 identified taxa, 195 are lichen taxa and 32 are lichenicolous fungi taxa. Some specimens belonging to the genus Endococcus identified from the study area are a new lichenicol fungus taxon for the scientific world and will be defined. Arthonia apatetica, Candelariella boleana, Clypeococcum epicrassum, Gyalolechia klementii, Lichenochora physciicola, Parvoplaca servitiana, Polycoccum cladoniae, Sphaerellothecium arnoldii, Stigmidium fuscatae, Stigmidium lecidellae, Zwackhiomyces berengerianus and Zwackhiomyces lacustris taxa identified in the study were determined to be new records for Turkey. There are no lichen records from the Üzümdere Wild Life Development Area until today. Therefore, all of the determined taxa are in the new record status for the area. A key was given for the determineted lichenicolous fungi taxa.