CAN GÖZCÜ, M., G. UYAR, M. ÖREN, T. EZER & M. ALATAŞ. 2018. The
bryophyte flora of the Samanli
Mountains (Sakarya,
Kocaeli, Yalova, Bursa) in North-West Turkey
Arctoa (2019) 28: 58–74
doi: 10.15298/arctoa.28.07
The present study was performed on the Samanli Mountains,
which is extending from Sakarya province to Yalova province, in North-West Turkey. During this study, eight field
trips were organized to the research area at different seasons between the
years 2013 and 2016. Throughout these studies, with an examination of 3630
bryophyte specimens collected from 189 stations, together with 2 from Anthocerotophyta (hornworts), 61 from Marchantiophyta
(liverworts), 306 from Bryophyta (mosses), in total
369 specific and infraspecific taxa,
belonging to 70 families and 156 genera, have been identified. According to
grid square system of Turkey
which was adopted by Henderson,
68 taxa for A1 square and 24 taxa
for A2 square are new records. Among them, Fissidens
curvatus Hornsch., Thamnobryum neckeroides (Hook.) E.Lawton, Plagiothecium
neckeroideum Schimp.
and Riccia beyrichiana Hampe were
recorded for the second time in Turkey.
In addition, the present paper reports the first records of Cephaloziella
massalongi (Spruce) Müll.Frib,
which has been classified as rare (R) in the Red data book of European
bryophytes, and Scapania scandica (Arnell et H.Buch) Macvicar in Turkey. Some
morphological features, the ecological characteristics and the distribution map
of the species are given, along with photographs of diagnostic details.