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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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Russulales
Family: Russulaceae
Genus: Multifurca
Species:
M. furcata
Binomial name
Multifurca furcata
(Coker) Buyck & V. Hofstetter (2008)
Synonyms[1]

Lactarius furcatus Coker 1918

References

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  1. ^ "MycoBank: Multifurca furcata". Retrieved 2014-11-03.
  2. ^ Coker WC. (1918). "The Lactarias of North Carolina". Journal of the Elisha Mitchell Scientific Society. 34 (1): 1–62.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ Montoya L, Bandala VM, Halling R (2003). "Lactarius furcatus in Mexico and Costa Rica". Mycotaxon. 87: 311–316.
  5. ^ Wang XH, Liu PG (2010). "Multifurca (Russulales), a genus new to China" (PDF). Cryptogamie, Mycologie. 31 (1): 9–16.
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