Three New Records For Turkish<i> Agaricales</i> Inhabiting Ankara University Beevler 10th Year Campus Area


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AKATA I., Kumru E., Edis G., ÖZBEY B. G., ŞAHİN E.

KASTAMONU UNIVERSITY JOURNAL OF FORESTRY FACULTY, sa.3, ss.250-263, 2023 (ESCI) identifier

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Aim of the study: The principal objective of this study is to contribute to the Turkish mycobiota by including three newly reported agaricoid macrofungi species.Study area: Situated approximately 5 km from the city center in the Besevler area of the cankaya district in Ankara, Ankara University's Besevler 10th Year Campus has qualities akin to both an arboretum and a botanical garden. Serving as a refuge for a wide variety of species, this campus was officially acknowledged as a grade 3 natural site area in 2016.Material and method: The research involved meticulous analysis of the macroscopic and microscopic attributes of the samples. Additionally, the study implemented rDNA sequence analysis utilizing the Internal Transcribed Spacer (ITS) sequencing method to further identify the collected samples.Main results: After conducting field and laboratory studies, three fungal species from the Agaricales order, namely Hebeloma salicicola, Inocybe griseovelata, and I. tiburtina, have been identified and reported for the first time in Turkiye.Research highlights: This research explores the report of three new species of agaricoid fungi from the mycobiota of Turkiye, collected from Ankara University's Besevler 10th Year Campus.