Recent Insights in the Phylogeny, Species Diversity, and Culinary Uses of Milkcap Genera Lactarius and Lactifluus

Nuytinck, Jorinde; Crop, Eske De; Delgat, Lynn; Bafort, Quinten; Ferreiro, Mauro Rivas; Verbeken, Annemieke; Wang, Xianghua

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-37378-8_9

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“…This resulted in 369 putative Lactifluus species. Based on this number of species and using a species accumulation curve, the total number of Lactifluus species was estimated to be around 530 species ( De Crop 2016 , He et al 2019 , Nuytinck et al 2020 ). Although this is a rough estimate, it indicates that the majority of Lactifluus species is still undescribed.…”

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“…Depending on the culture, different species are consumed and prepared in a variety of ways. Species of the genus Lactifluus are consumed in large parts of Africa, Asia, Europe, Central and North America ( Nuytinck et al 2020 ).…”

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“…sect. Lactifluus are eaten in many countries over their entire range of distribution ( Russell 2006 , Wang & Yang 2006 , Garibay-Orijel et al 2007 , Le 2007 , Liu et al 2009 , Lincoff 2010 , Van de Putte 2012 , Nuytinck et al 2020 ). These species often have large sporocarps which are easy to identify, even by non-experts, and they can locally fruit in large numbers ( Van de Putte 2012 ).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Russularia, and L. subg. Plinthogalus, together with several undescribed tropical lineages that need to be described at subgenus level ( Nuytinck et al 2020 ), now constitute the larger milkcap genus Lactarius sensu Buyck et al (2008) , Buyck et al (2010) . Approximately 450 species are accepted in Lactarius , which occurs worldwide but has its main distribution in the temperate and boreal regions.…”

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A short story of nearly everything in Lactifluus (Russulaceae)

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et al. 2021

Fungal Systematics and Evolution

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Fungi are a large and hyper-diverse group with major taxa present in every ecosystem on earth. However, compared to other eukaryotic organisms, their diversity is largely understudied. Since the rise of molecular techniques, new lineages are being discovered at an increasing rate, but many are not accurately characterised. Access to comprehensive and reliable taxonomic information of organisms is fundamental for research in different disciplines exploring a variety of questions. A globally dominant ectomycorrhizal (ECM) fungal family in terrestrial ecosystems is the Russulaceae (Russulales, Basidiomycota) family. Amongst the mainly agaricoid Russulaceae genera, the ectomycorrhizal genus Lactifluus was historically least studied due to its largely tropical distribution in many underexplored areas and the apparent occurrence of several species complexes. Due to increased studies in the tropics, with a focus on this genus, knowledge on Lactifluus grew. We demonstrate here that Lactifluus is now one of the best-known ECM genera. This paper aims to provide a thorough overview of the current knowledge of Lactifluus, with information on diversity, distribution, ecology, phylogeny, taxonomy, morphology, and ethnomycological uses of species in this genus. This is a result of our larger study, aimed at building a comprehensive and complete dataset or taxonomic framework for Lactifluus, based on molecular, morphological, biogeographical, and taxonomical data as a tool and reference for other researchers.

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“…Wang and Lactifluus volemus (Fr.) Kuntze have been eaten in Guizhou and Yunnan for many years and are locally called “naijiangjun” or “red naijiangjun”, being common, local, wild, edible fungi [ 16 , 39 , 45 , 46 , 47 , 48 , 49 , 50 ]. Several Lactifluus species, including Lf.…”

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Three New Species of Lactifluus (Basidiomycota, Russulaceae) from Guizhou Province, Southwest China

Chen

Yao³

et al. 2023

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Lactifluus is a distinct genus of milkcaps, well known as ectomycorrhizal fungi. The characteristics of the genus Lactifluus include grayish-yellow, orange to orange-brown, or reddish-brown pileus, white latex from the damaged lamellae, discoloring to a brownish color, reticulate spore ornamentation, lampropalisade-type pileipellis, and the presence of lamprocystidia. Guizhou Province is rich in wild mushroom resources due to its special geographical location and natural environment. In this study, three novel Lactifluus species were identified through the screening of extensive fungal resources in Suiyang County, Guizhou Province, China, sampled from host species of mostly Castanopsis spp. and Pinus spp. Based on critical morphology coupled with nuclear sequences of genes encoding large subunit rRNA, internal transcribed spacer, and RNA polymerase II, these new species, Lactifluus taibaiensis, Lactifluus qinggangtangensis, and Lactifluus jianbaensis, were found to belong to Lactifluus section Lactifluus. A comparison with closely related species, Lactifluus taibaiensis was distinguished by its lighter-colored pileus, different colors of lamellae, and more subglobose basidiospores; Lactifluus jianbaensis was identified by the height of the spore ornamentation and its subglobose basidiospores; and Lactifluus qinggangtangensis was characterized by having smaller basidiospores, ridges, and pleurolamprocystid.

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Recent Insights in the Phylogeny, Species Diversity, and Culinary Uses of Milkcap Genera Lactarius and Lactifluus

Cited by 2 publications

References 42 publications

A short story of nearly everything in Lactifluus (Russulaceae)

A short story of nearly everything in Lactifluus (Russulaceae)

Three New Species of Lactifluus (Basidiomycota, Russulaceae) from Guizhou Province, Southwest China

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