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Termitomyces tylerianus

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Termitomyces tylerianus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Lyophyllaceae
Genus: Termitomyces
Species:
T. tylerianus
Binomial name
Termitomyces tylerianus
Otieno (1964)

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

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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.