The genome sequence of the Beech Milkcap, Lactarius blennius (Fr. Fr., 1815) (Russulales: Russulaceae)
We present a genome assembly of Lactarius blennius (Beech Milkcap; Basidiomycota; Agaricomycetes; Russulales; Russulaceae). The assembly consists of two haplotypes with total lengths of 68.85 megabases and 67.63 megabases. The haplotype 1 assembly is scaffolded into 11 chromosomal pseudomolecules. Haplotype 2 was assembled to scaffold level. The mitochondrial genome has been assembled, with a length of 46.11 kilobases. This assembly was generated as part of the Darwin Tree of Life project, which produces reference genomes for eukaryotic species found in Britain and Ireland.
Authors
- Brian Douglas
- Kieran Woof (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0579-106X)
- Ester Gaya (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6404-4297)
- Penny Cullington
- Ben Blades (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-1702-3581)
- Tree of Life Core Informatics collective
- Josepha Becker
- Royal Botanic Gardens Kew Genome Acquisition Lab
Institutions
- Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Wellcome Open Research
- Published
- 2026-11-06
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.12688/wellcomeopenres.28054.1
- Primary Topic
- Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Wellcome Trust