Termitomyces tylerianus
| Termitomyces tylerianus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Agaricales |
| Family: | Lyophyllaceae |
| Genus: | Termitomyces |
| Species: | T. tylerianus
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| Binomial name | |
| Termitomyces tylerianus Otieno (1964)
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Termitomyces tylerianus is a species of agaric fungus in the family Lyophyllaceae. Found in Africa and China,[1] it was first formally described in 1964.[2] Fruit bodies (mushrooms) grow in groups or clusters near termite nests in deciduous forests. The mushrooms are edible.[1]
References
- ^ a b Bi ZS, Zheng GY, Li TH (1993). The Macrofungus Flora of China's Guangdong Province (Chinese University Press). New York, New York: Columbia University Press. p. 263. ISBN 962-201-556-5.
- ^ Otieno NC. (1964). "Contributions to a knowledge of termite fungi in East Africa. The genus Termitomyces Heim". Proceedings of the East African Academy. 2: 108–20.
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