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Termitomyces
Termitomyces is a genus of basidiomycete fungi belonging to the family Lyophyllaceae. There are about 30 species in the genus. They are the food source for a subfamily of termites, the Macrotermitinae, who enjoy an obligate symbiosis with the genus similar to that between Atta ants and Attamyces mushrooms. Despite this relationship, spore transfer is still accomplished mainly by shedding from mushrooms, which protrude from the termite mounds.
28 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Termitomyces microcarpus
speciesTermitomyces microcarpus
Termitomyces eurrhizus
speciesTermitomyces eurrhizus
Beefsteak Termite Mushroom
speciesTermitomyces umkowaan
Termitomyces clypeatus
speciesTermitomyces clypeatus
Termitomyces heimii
speciesTermitomyces heimii
Termitomyces intermedius
speciesTermitomyces intermedius
Termitomyces fuliginosus
speciesTermitomyces fuliginosus
Termitomyces reticulatus
speciesTermitomyces reticulatus
Omajowa
speciesTermitomyces schimperi
Termitomyces aurantiacus
speciesTermitomyces aurantiacus
Termitomyces striatus
speciesTermitomyces striatus
Termitomyces cartilagineus
speciesTermitomyces cartilagineus
Termitomyces bulborhizus
speciesTermitomyces bulborhizus
Termitomyces le-testui
speciesTermitomyces le-testui
Termitomyces robustus
speciesTermitomyces robustus
Termitomyces sagittiformis
speciesTermitomyces sagittiformis
Termitomyces globulus
speciesTermitomyces globulus
Termitomyces tylerianus
speciesTermitomyces tylerianus
Termitomyces fragilis
speciesTermitomyces fragilis
chi-ngulu-ngulu
speciesTermitomyces titanicus
Termitomyces medius
speciesTermitomyces medius
Termitomyces songolarum
speciesTermitomyces songolarum
Termitomyces eurhizus
speciesTermitomyces eurhizus
Termitomyces tigrinus
speciesTermitomyces tigrinus
Termitomyces yunnanensis
speciesTermitomyces yunnanensis
Termitomyces pabbiensis
speciesTermitomyces pabbiensis
Termitomyces ahmadii
speciesTermitomyces ahmadii
Termitomyces mammiformis
speciesTermitomyces mammiformis
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 47497.