Termitomyces microcarpus

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Termitomyces microcarpus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Lyophyllaceae
Genus: Termitomyces
Species:
T. microcarpus
Binomial name
Termitomyces microcarpus
Synonyms[2]
  • Agaricus microcarpus Berk. & Broome (1871)
  • Entoloma microcarpum (Berk. & Broome) Sacc. (1887)
  • Gymnopus microcarpus (Berk. & Broome) Overeem (1927)
  • Podabrella microcarpa (Berk. & Broome) Singer (1945)
  • Termitomyces microcarpus (Berk. & Broome) R.Heim (1941)
  • Termitomyces microcarpus f. santalensis R.Heim (1977)

Termitomyces microcarpus is a species of agaric fungus in the family Lyophyllaceae. An edible species, it is found in Africa and Asia, where it grows in groups or clusters in deciduous forests near the roots of bamboo stumps associated with termite nests.[3]

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