Kastamonu Uni., Orman Fakültesi Dergisi, 2019, 19 (3): 329-341 Research Article Kastamonu Univ., Journal of Forestry Faculty Doi: 10.17475/kastorman.662722 Contributions to the Macromycota of Gaziantep Province Abdullah KAYA1* , Yasin UZUN1 , Halil İbrahim KARACAN2 , Semiha YAKAR1 1Karamanoğlu Mehmetbey University, Science Faculty, Department of Biology, Karaman, TURKEY 2Ömer Özmimar Religious Anatolian High School, Gaziantep, TURKEY *Corresponding author: [email protected] Received Date: 02.01.2019 Accepted Date: 25.09.2019 Abstract Aim of study: The study aims to determine the macrofungal biodiversity of Gaziantep province and to contribute to the mycobiota of Turkey. Area of study: The study was carried out in Gaziantep province which is located in Southeastern Anatolian Region of Turkey. The study area takes place at the transition region of Mediterranean and Irano- Turanean phytogeographic regions and falls in C6 according to Davis’ grid square system. Material and method: The fungal specimens were collected from different localities within the boundaries of Gaziantep province between 2009 and 2015. After they were photographed at their natural habitats, they were transferred to the fungarium and the descriptive data related to their macroscopy and microscopy were obtained. Then the samples were identified by comparing the obtained descriptive data with literature data. Main results: Besides the taxa reported from the region before, 217 macrofungi species belonging to 129 genera, 63 families, 19 orders and 6 classes within Ascomycota and Basidiomycota were determined from Gaziantep. Research highlights: The mycota of Turkey has not prepared yet. That is why biodiversity studies on the macromycota of Turkey is an important requirement to present the overall macrofungal diversity of the country. Keywords: Biodiversity, Macrofungi, Gaziantep, Turkey Gaziantep Makromikotasına Katkılar Öz Çalışmanın amacı: Bu çalışma Gaziantep’in makromantar biyoçeşitliliğini belirlemeyi ve Türkiye mikobiyotasına katkı sağlamayı amaçlamaktadır. Çalışma alanı: Çalışma, Türkiye’nin Güneydoğu Anadolu Bölgesi’nde yer alan Gaziantep’te gerçekleştirilmiştir. Çalışma alanı, Akdeniz ve İran-Turan fitocoğrafik bölgelerinin geçiş bölgesinde ve Davis’in kareleme sistemine gore C6 karesi içinde yer almaktadır. Materyal ve yöntem: Makromantar örnekleri 2009-2015 yılları arasında Gaziantep sınırları içinde kalan farklı lokalitelerden toplanmıştır. Doğal ortamlarında fotoğraflanan örnekler fungaryuma taşınarak makroskobi ve mikroskobilerine yönelik betimleyici data elde edilmiştir. Derlenen betimleyici data literatür verileriyle karşılaştırılarak örneklerin teşhisleri yapılmıştır. Temel Sonuçlar: Bölgeden daha önce verilen taksonların dışında, Gaziantep’ten Ascomycota ve Basidiomycota bölümleri içinde yer alan 6 sınıf, 19 ordo, 63 familya ve 129 cinse ait 217 makromantar türü belirlenmiştir. Araştırma vurguları: Türkiye mikotosı henüz hazırlanmamıştır. Bu nedenle, ülkenin bütüncül makromantar kompozisyonunun ortaya konulabilmesi amacıyla Türkiye makromantarları ile ilgili biyoçeşitlilik çalışmalarının yapılması önemli bir gerekliliktir. Anahtar kelimeler: Biyoçeşitlilik, Makromantarlar, Gaziantep, Türkiye Citation (Atıf): Kaya, A., Uzun, Y., Karacan, H. I., & Yakar, S. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons (2019). Contributions to the Macromycota of Gaziantep Province. 329 Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International Kastamonu University Journal of Forestry Faculty, 19 (3), 329-341. License. Kastamonu Uni., Orman Fakültesi Dergisi, 2019, 19 (3): 329-341 Kaya et al. Kastamonu Univ., Journal of Forestry Faculty Introduction The current study was based on The number of taxonomic studies on the macrofungi specimens collected from the rest macrofungi of Turkey has increased of the province, and aims to determine the especially in the last three to four decades. macrofungal biodiversity of the region and to About 2400 macromycete taxa have been contribute to the knowledge of the mycobiota presented in checklists prepared by Sesli and of Turkey. Denchev (2014) and Solak, Işıloğlu, Kalmış and Allı (2015). Additional contributions Materials and Methods were also made to these lists by Kaya (2015), Macrofungi samples were collected from Demirel, Uzun, Keleş, Akçay and Acar 64 localities (Table 1) within the boundaries of (2017), Işık and Türkekul (2017), Kaşık, Gaziantep Province between 2009 and 2015. Aktaş, Alkan and Öztürk (2017), Öztürk, Required field data were recorded and the Pamukçu and Aktaş (2017), Türkekul and Işık specimens were photographed in their natural (2017), Sesli (2018), Tırpan, Çöl, Şen and Allı habitats. Necessary macroscopic and (2018) and Şelem, Keleş, Acar and Demirel microscopic investigations were carried out in (2019). Compared to the plant diversity of the fungarium. The specimens were identified Turkey and 15.000 macrofungi taxa, reported by comparing the obtained data with Phillips from Europe (Lukić, 2009), there is still much (1981), Breitenbach and Kränzlin (1984- to be done to obtain the overall macrofungal 2000), Miller and Miller (1988), Bessette, data of Turkey. Bessente and Fischer (1997), Bessente, Roody Gaziantep is situated in Southeastern Anatolian region of Turkey and bordered by and Bessente (2007), Ellis and Ellis (1990), Kahramanmaraş to the north, the river Ellis and Ellis (1997), Hansen and Pfister Euphrates to the east, Kilis and Syria to the (2006), Medardi (2006) and Beug, Bessente South and Osmaniye to the west. The area and Bessente (2014). Fruit bodies are kept at falls in Irano-Turanian phytogeographical Karamanoğlu Mehmetbey University, Science sector within the holoarctic floral kingdom Faculty, Karaman, Turkey. and has a Mediterranean climate (Akman, 1999) with an annual average temperature of Results 14.9ºC and annual rainfall of ~565 mm. Forest The systematics of the taxa are given in areas are characterized mainly by Quercus L. accordance with Kirk, Cannon, Minter and and planted Pinus brutia Ten. populations. Stalpers (2008) and Index Fungorum (2018). Members of the genera Pistacia, Paliurus, Ascomycota Caval.-Sm. Morus, Crataegus, Amygdalus and Rosa are Dothideomycetes O.E. Erikss. & Winka some other representative tree populations in Patellariales D. Hawksw. & O.E. Erikss. the region. At higher elevations, especially on Patellariaceae Corda Amanos mountain range, Abies cilicica subsp. 1. Patellaria atrata (Hedw.) Fr.: Mixed cilicica, Pinus nigra subsp. pallasiana, Fagus forest, on Quercus sp. twigs, locality 36, orientalis, Carpinus orientalis, Taxus 05.12.2014, K.10893. baccata, Alnus glutinosa subsp. glutinosa, Leotiomycetes O.E. Erikss. & Winka Corylus avellana var. avellana also have Helotiales Nannf. specific distributions (İskender et al., 2005). Dermateaceae Fr. Various species of Salix, Populus, Platanus 2. Mollisia cinerea (Batsch) P. Karst.: On and Tamarix are dominant along the river and Quercus sp. branch, locality 64, 13.04.2013, stream banks. K.7906. Starting from 2009 some local lists and 95 3. Mollisia ligni (Desm.) P. Karst.: On new records were presented from Gaziantep Quercus sp. twigs, locality 37, 10.04.2015, province (Kaya & Uzun, 2015; Uzun, Kaya, K.11683. Karacan, Kaya & Yakar, 2015; Kaya, Uzun, 4. Mollisia melaleuca (Fr.) Sacc.: On Karacan & Yakar, 2016; Uzun, Karacan, Quercus sp. twigs, locality 10, 02.05.2015, Yakar & Kaya, 2018a; Uzun, Yakar, Karacan K.11868. & Kaya, 2018b). Helotiaceae Rehm 330 Kastamonu Uni., Orman Fakültesi Dergisi, 2019, 19 (3): 329-341 Kaya et al. Kastamonu Univ., Journal of Forestry Faculty 5. Ascocoryne cylichnium (Tul.) Korf: On 6. Cenangium ferruginosum Fr.: On dead Fagus sp. twig, locality 12, 19.10.2014, K. Pinus sp. bark, locality 36, 04.04.2015, 10080. K.11598. Table 1. Macrofungi collection localities No Localities Coordinates Altitudes (m) 1 Araban, Emirhaydar 37°30′ N – 37°42 E 850 2 Araban, Eskialtuntaş 37°24′ N – 37°41 E 513 3 İslahiye, Alaca 36°59′ N – 36°49′ E 1020 4 İslahiye, Altınüzüm 36°54′ N – 36°34′ E 490 5 İslahiye, Çubuk 36°59′ N – 36°48′ E 800 6 İslahiye, Fevzipaşa 37°06′ N – 36°37′ E 675 7 İslahiye, Hanağzı 37°03′ N – 36°36′ E 535 8 İslahiye, Hasanlök 36°54′ N – 36°30′ E 815 9 İslahiye, Kozdere 37°06′ N – 36°39′ E 750 10 İslahiye, Tandır 36°57′ N – 37°31′ E 695 11 İslahiye, Tandır 36°58′ N – 36°29′ E 1750 12 İslahiye, Tandır 36°57′ N – 37°29′ E 1530 13 Karkamış, Gürçay 36°53′ N – 38°01′ E 340 14 Karkamış, Kelekli 36°55′ N – 37°59′ E 340 15 Karkamış, Yurtbağı 36°50′ N – 38°00′ E 330 16 Nizip, Gökçeli 36°54′ N – 37°43′ E 650 17 Nizip, Mercanlı 36°56′ N – 37°46′ E 493 18 Nizip, Sekili 36°58′ N – 37°40′ E 600 19 Nurdağı, Ataköy 37°08′ N – 36°54′ E 985 20 Nurdağı, Atmalı 37°07′ N – 36°53′ E 700 21 Nurdağı, Atmalı 37°08′ N – 36°52′ E 620 22 Nurdağı, Atmalı 37°07′ N – 36°53′ E 700 23 Nurdağı, Atmalı 37°07′ N – 36°51′ E 715 24 Nurdağı, Bademli 37°13′ N – 36°45′ E 610 25 Nurdağı, Belpınar 37°12′ N – 36°46′ E 540 26 Nurdağı, Belpınar 37°12′ N – 36°45′ E 545 27 Nurdağı, Hamidiye 37°06′ N – 36°53′ E 810 28 Nurdağı, Hamidiye 37°05′ N – 36°53′ E 800 29 Nurdağı, İçerisu 37°09′ N – 36°50′ E 580 30 Nurdağı, İncirli 37°14′ N – 36°59′ E 600 31 Nurdağı, Kırkpınar 37°03′ N – 36°51′ E 920 32 Nurdağı, Kırkpınar 37°04′ N – 36°52′ E 975 33 Nurdağı, Kömürler 37°10′ N – 36°48′ E 910 34 Nurdağı, Kömürler 37°09′ N – 36°48′ E 535 35 Nurdağı, Kuzoluk 36°04′ N – 36°54′ E 1200 36 Nurdağı, Olucak 37°10′ N – 36°41′ E 810 37 Nurdağı, Olucak 37°10′ N – 36°40′ E 950 38 Nurdağı, Olucak 37°09′ N – 36°40′ E 980 39 Nurdağı, Ökkeşiye 37°04′ N – 37°50′ E 1010 40 Nurdağı, Sakçagöz 37°10′ N – 36°55′ E 850 41 Nurdağı, Tüllüce 37°09′ N – 36°51′ E 590 42 Oğuzeli, centre 36°58′ N – 37°30′ E 700 43 Oğuzeli, centre 36°57′ N – 37°30′ E 670 44 Oğuzeli, Karataş 36°53′ N – 37°33′ E 627 45 Oğuzeli, Yakacık 36°54′ N – 37°32′ E 639 46 Oğuzeli, Yalnızbağ 36°59′ N – 37°26′ E 782 47 Şahinbey, Aslanlıbel 37°01′ N – 37°22′ E 840 48 Şahinbey, centre 37°03′ N – 37°21′ E 865 49 Şahinbey, Gaziantep Zoo 37°02′ N – 37°17′ E 970 50 Şahinbey, Öğümsöğüt 37°07′ N – 37°17′ E 1060 331 Kastamonu Uni., Orman Fakültesi Dergisi, 2019, 19 (3): 329-341 Kaya et al.