A Note on Riccia sorocarpa Bisch. in Turkey

Abstract

The thalloid liverwort Riccia sorocarpa Bisch. belonging to the class Marchantiopsida (Hepaticae) of the division Bryophyta is reported for the fi rst time from Northeast Black Sea Region. The species was collected from Şavşat - Artvin near Georgia-Turkey border. The species is generally distribution West and South Anatolia. This investigation is important on account of the fi rst Riccia record for Northeast Black Sea Region and A5 grid-square and extension of Riccia sorocarpa distribution area in Caucasus.