Multifurca furcata is a rare mushroom-forming fungus in the genus Multifurca. It was originally described as a Lactarius species in 1918[2] and was moved to the new genus Multifurca in 2008.[3] With the genus Lactarius it shares the exudation of milk-like latex; however, it is microscopically and molecularly distinct.[3] It has been found very infrequently, with currently known localities in the United States, Mexico, Costa Rica, and China.[3][4][5]
| Multifurca furcata | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Russulales |
| Family: | Russulaceae |
| Genus: | Multifurca |
| Species: | M. furcata
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| Binomial name | |
| Multifurca furcata (Coker) Buyck & V. Hofstetter (2008)
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Lactarius furcatus Coker 1918 | |
References
edit- ^ "MycoBank: Multifurca furcata". Retrieved 2014-11-03.
- ^ Coker WC. (1918). "The Lactarias of North Carolina". Journal of the Elisha Mitchell Scientific Society. 34 (1): 1–62.
- ^ a b c Buyck B, Hofstetter V, Eberhardt U, Verbeken A, Kauff F (2008). "Walking the thin line between Russula and Lactarius: the dilemma of Russula sect. Ochricompactae" (PDF). Fungal Diversity. 28: 15–40.
- ^ Montoya L, Bandala VM, Halling R (2003). "Lactarius furcatus in Mexico and Costa Rica". Mycotaxon. 87: 311–316.
- ^ Wang XH, Liu PG (2010). "Multifurca (Russulales), a genus new to China" (PDF). Cryptogamie, Mycologie. 31 (1): 9–16.
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