New locality records in Türkiye for two rare members of Ascomycota

Abstract

Apothecia of two previously reported rare members of Ascomycota, Dumontinia tuberosa and Sarcopeziza sicula, were collected from different localities and identified. Dumontinia tuberosa was collected from the Eastern Black Sea Region while S. sicula was collected from Central Anatolian and Southeastern Anatolian Regions of Türkiye. Brief descriptions and new distribution localities of the species were provided together with the photographs of their macro and micromorphologies.