Cyphomyrmex wheeleri
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| Cyphomyrmex wheeleri | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
| Tribe: | Attini |
| Genus: | Cyphomyrmex |
| Species: | C. wheeleri |
| Binomial name | |
| Cyphomyrmex wheeleri Forel, 1900 | |
Cyphomyrmex wheeleri, the fungus gardening ant, is a species of higher myrmicine in the family Formicidae.[1][2][3][4] As the common name suggests, this species grows a diversity of fungi, including year-round cultivation of Cladosporium cladosporioides, Fusarium solani, and Nigrospora sphaerica.[5]
