Termitomyces tylerianus
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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 Zhishu B, Zheng G, Taihui L (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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