Lactarius cucurbitoides (Russulales, Basidiomycota), a new species from South Korea supported by molecular and morphological data
Document Type
Journal article
Source Publication
Phytotaxon
Publication Date
2015
Volume
205
Issue
3
First Page
168
Last Page
176
Publisher
Magnolia Press
Keywords
ectomycorrhizal fungi, Korea barcode of life, taxonomy, white latex, sp. nov
Abstract
A new species belonging to Lactarius subg. Plinthogalus was discovered during a long-term project on the diversity of KoreanLactarius. This species is proposed here as Lactarius cucurbitoides. The status of L. cucurbitoides as a new species is supported by molecular data and morphological features. Phylogenetic analysis based on internal transcribed spacer (ITS) sequences shows that L. cucurbitoides is closely related to L. subplinthogalus, L. friabilis, andL. oomsisiensis, with pairwise distances of 2.8–4.3%. Morphological characters of L. cucurbitoides that distinguish it from these closely related species are a pale yellow to pale orange colored pileus and non-discoloration of white latex. The new species is described and illustrated in the present paper.
DOI
10.11646/phytotaxa.205.3.4
Print ISSN
11793155
E-ISSN
11793163
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Language
English
Recommended Citation
Lee, H., Park, M. S., Jung, P. E., Fong, J. J., Oh, S.-Y., Verbeken, A., & Lim, Y. W. (2015). Lactarius cucurbitoides (Russulales, Basidiomycota), a new species from South Korea supported by molecular and morphological data. Phytotaxon, 205(3), 168-176. doi: 10.11646/phytotaxa.205.3.4