Lactarius Subg. Lactarius (Russulaceae) in Indian Himalaya: Two New Species with Morphology and Phylogenetic Inferences

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Lactarius indozonarius and Lactarius thindii are two novel species of Lactarius subg. Lactarius found in the western Himalaya, India, supported by morphological and nrITS-based phylogenetic analyses. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.NOVEL_FINDING. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

Priyanka Uniyal; Jorinde Nuytinck; Kanad Das

doi:10.7872/crym/v39.iss4.2018.467

December 1, 2018Cryptogamie Mycologie

Lactarius Subg. Lactarius (Russulaceae) in Indian Himalaya: Two New Species with Morphology and Phylogenetic Inferences

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To document, illustrate, and phylogenetically place novel macrofungal species within Lactarius subgenus Lactarius collected from the Indian western Himalaya.
Gathered fungal specimens from natural habitats in the western Himalaya region of India.
Conducted macroscopic and microscopic morphological characterizations paired with botanical illustrations.
Generated and evaluated nuclear ribosomal internal transcribed spacer (nrITS) sequence data for phylogenetic reconstruction.
Formally described and introduced two novel macrofungal taxa: Lactarius indozonarius sp. nov. and Lactarius thindii sp. nov.
Resolved distinct lineage placements for both newly discovered taxa within Lactarius subg. Lactarius based on nrITS phylogeny.

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Taxonomic and phylogenetic analysis reveals two new fungal species in the western Himalaya, highlighting regional macrofungal biodiversity within Russulaceae.

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The present paper deals with two novel species in Lactarius subg. Lactarius collected from western Himalaya (India): Lactarius indozonarius sp. nov. and Lactarius thindii sp. nov. Morphological descriptions, illustrations and nrITS-based phylogenetic analyses of these species are presented.

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