Lactifluus acicularis is a species of milk-cap fungus in the family Russulaceae. Described as new to science in 2010, the species is found in Chiang Mai Province of northern Thailand, where it grows in rainforests that are dominated by Castanopsis armata, Dipterocarpus sp. and Lithocarpus.[1] The specific epithet, acicularis, is derived from Latin and means "needle-shaped".[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Russulales |
| Family: | Russulaceae |
| Genus: | Lactifluus |
| Species: | L. acicularis
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| Lactifluus acicularis (Van de Putte & Verbeken) Van de Putte, (2012)
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References
edit- ^ Van de Putte K, Nuytinck J, Stubbe D, Thanh Le H, Verbeken A (2010). "Lactarius volemus sensu lato (Russulales) from northern Thailand: morphological and phylogenetic species concepts explored". Fungal Diversity. 45 (1): 99–130. doi:10.1007/s13225-010-0070-0. S2CID 25615396.
- ^ Eggli, Urs; Newton, Leonard E. (2004). Etymological Dictionary of Succulent Plant Names. Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer. p. 1. ISBN 978-3-540-00489-9. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
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