a new record of diderma (myxomycetes) from turkey

turkey is a favourite place for the growth and the development of myxomycete due to its climatic conditions and flora. during routine field trips to several locations of gökçeada (çanakkale), which is the largest island of turkey, numerous samples of myxomycetes were collected. according to the available checklists, diderma effusum (schw.) morgan records for the first time from turkey. it has been isolated by the moist chamber technique. the new record is described by the aid of the literature. microscopic and macroscopic photographs were taken and a distribution map is provided. this specimen is stored in the herbarium of çanakkale onsekiz mart university (cnh), çanakkale – turkey.