First report of Rutstroemia elatina (Ascomycota) from Turkey

The purpose of this research was to identify Rustroemia samples from Bolu province (Turkey) on June 22, 2019. The samples were identified based on both conventional and molecular methods (ITS region of the rDNA). By considering the high sequence similarity of the collected samples (Akata 7020) with Rutstroemia elatina (Alb. & Schwein.) Rehm, the relevant specimen was considered to be R. elatina and the morphological data supported this finding. This species was firstly reported from Turkey. The results of the molecular analysis and a short description of the newly reported species along with its colored images associated with macroscopic and microscopic structures were conferred