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Archives of Biological Sciences 2013 Volume 65, Issue 4, Pages: 1505-1509
https://doi.org/10.2298/ABS1304505B
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Schistidium sordidum new to Turkey and southwest Asia

Batan Nevzat (Karadeniz Technical University, Maçka Vocational School, Trabzon, Turkey)
Alataş Mevlüt (Zonguldak Science and Art Center, Biology Department, Zonguldak, Turkey)
Özdemir Turan (Karadeniz Technical University, Faculty of Science, Biology Department, Trabzon, Turkey)

Schistidium sordidum I. Hagen (Grimmiaceae) is recorded for the first time in Southwest Asia (Turkey). The specimen was collected in the south (Ağrı Mountain) of Iğdır province, East Anatolia Region of Turkey. The nearest locality to Turkey for this species is Russia. A site description, illustrations, ecology, distribution and diagnostic characters of the species are presented.

Keywords: Moss, Schistidium sordidum, Turkey, Southwest Asia, new record