Blindiadelphus campylopodus, Sphagnum quinquefarium, Gymnomitrion obtusum and Anastrophyllum minutum are reported as new for Turkey and Southwest Asia, following a recent bryological excursion to the Sis Mountain of Turkey. Also, genera Blindiadelphus and Anastrophyllum are given as new record for bryophyte flora of Turkey. Brief descriptions, illustrations, geographic distribution, ecology and comparisons with morphologically similar species are presented.
Contributors. E. Fuertes and G. OlivánAndorra. Pirineos Occidentales: Val d´Juclar, Estanys de Juclar, plataforma de trampales y turberas, alt. 2000–2100 m a.s.l.. UTM 31CH80, 17 October 2001, leg....
Leptoscyphus Mitt. and Leptoscyphus cuneifolius (Hook.) Mitt. (Lophocoleaceae, Marchantiophyta) found as new to Turkey and Southwest Asia. Descriptions, illustrations, ecology, geographic distribution and comparisons with morphologically similar taxa are also presented.
The genus Brotherella Loeske ex Fleisch., B. erythrocaulis (Mitt.) Fleisch. (Sematophyllaceae) and Encalypta pilifera Funck in Sturm (Encalyptaceae) were reported for the first time from Turkey. These are also new records for the Mediterranean, the Middle East and Southwest Asia. The record of B. erythrocaulis is from Artvin region (Turkey), and that of E. pilifera is based on collections from Afyon, Burdur, Iğdır and Izmir regions (Turkey). Descriptions, illustrations, geographic distribution, diagnostic characters of the species and comparisons with morphologically similar taxa are presented.