New Liverwort Records from the Artabel Lakes Nature Park (Gümüşhane, Türkiye)

Erata H., Batan N., Özdemir T., Köroğlu Z. G., Mamontov Y. S.

III. INTERNATIONAL APITHERAPY AND NATURE CONGRESS IANCO25, Baku, Azerbaycan, 21 - 24 Kasım 2025, ss.41, (Özet Bildiri)

  • Yayın Türü: Bildiri / Özet Bildiri
  • Basıldığı Şehir: Baku
  • Basıldığı Ülke: Azerbaycan
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.41
  • Karadeniz Teknik Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

The Artabel Lakes Nature Park, located in Gümüşhane Province in the Eastern Black Sea 

Region of Türkiye, represents one of the most ecologically diverse and least explored alpine 

areas of the country. During recent bryofloristic investigations conducted in 2025, three 

liverwort species, Riccardia incurvata Lindb., Marsupella sphacelata (Giesecke ex Lindenb.) 

Dumort., and Anthelia juratzkana (Limpr.) Trevis, were identified as new records for the 

bryophyte flora of Türkiye.

Specimens were collected from moist, shaded microhabitats along mountain streams, rocky 

slopes, and subalpine meadows situated between 2100 and 3400 meters above sea level. The 

identification of these taxa was based on detailed morphological examinations using 

stereomicroscopic and compound microscopic techniques, supported by comparisons with 

European and Asian floras.

Riccardia incurvata is typically a temperate to boreal species known from Northern and Central 

Europe, while Marsupella sphacelata and Anthelia juratzkana are characteristic of cold, high￾altitude or subarctic environments. Their occurrence in northeastern Anatolia suggests that the 

Artabel Lakes region serves as a refugial zone harboring boreo-montane elements under 

specific microclimatic conditions.

These findings not only increase the known liverwort diversity of Türkiye but also provide 

important insights into the biogeographical patterns and ecological connections between the 

Caucasian and Eastern Black Sea Region Mountain systems. Continued bryological exploration 

in such high-altitude habitats will likely reveal further additions to the national bryophyte flora 

and improve our understanding of cryptogamic diversity in Anatolia.