Lactifluus bicapillus (Russulales, Russulaceae), a new species from the Guineo-Congolian rainforest

By

De Crop, Eske
Lescroart, Jonas
Njouonkou, André-Ledoux
De Lange, Ruben
Putte, Kobeke van de
Verbeken, Annemieke

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2019

Original Publication

NeoBiota : advancing research on alien species and biological invasions

Volume

45

Pages

25-39

Subjects

ectomycorrhizal fungi , Gilbertiodendron , Lactarius , Phylogeny , taxonomy

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sophia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/mycokeys.45.29964

 

Abstract

The milkcap genusLactifluusis one of the most common ectomycorrhizal genera within Central African rainforests. During a field trip to the Dja Biosphere Reserve in Cameroon, a newLactifluusspecies was found. Molecular and morphological analyses indicate that the species belongs to LactifluussectionXerampelini and we formally describe it here asLactifluusbicapillussp. nov.