Lichenicolous fungi and lichens from Turkey with the description of new taxa

Several species of lichenicolous fungi from the region of Batman and Siirt provinces in Turkey are recorded here. Anew species is described: Rhymbocarpus circinariae on Circinaria sp. Anew combination, Muellerella fuscoatrae on Lecidea fuscoatra, is established alongside the selection of a neotype. Three species are reported for the first time in Turkey: Lichenochora epidesertorum, Paralecia pratorum, and Sclerococcum homoclinellum. In addition, Paralecia pratorum is also reported for the first time in Asia.