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fungus-growing termites
Macrotermitinae
The Macrotermitinae, the fungus-growing termites, constitute a subfamily of the family Termitidae. The termites are traditionally classified as order Isoptera, but have been found to be a subgroup of the Blattodea (roaches and allies) and consequently should be treated as part of this group; what taxonomy entomologists eventually will settle upon has not been decided yet.
11 branches of this subfamily, most-observed first
Macrotermes
genusMacrotermes
Odontotermes
genusOdontotermes
Microtermes
genusMicrotermes
Hypotermes
genusHypotermes
Pseudacanthotermes
genusPseudacanthotermes
Ancistrotermes
genusAncistrotermes
Allodontermes
genusAllodontermes
Acanthotermes
genusAcanthotermes
Megaprotermes
genusMegaprotermes
Protermes
genusProtermes
Synacanthotermes
genusSynacanthotermes
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the stacks
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Every page naming Macrotermitinae in the Biodiversity Heritage Library →
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 576950.