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Termitomyces

Fungi

Family: Lyophyllaceae

57 species in the Library

About

Termitomyces is a genus of basidiomycete fungi known as termite mushrooms in Lyophyllaceae family farmed by fungus-growing termites. The fungi and the termites interdepend to live, as the termites house and culture the fungi, and the fungi in turn provide foods for the termites. Often after a raining, the fungi grow mushrooms, which are edible and highly regarded for their flavor.

Summary from Wikipedia

Termitomyces acriumbonatus

Termitomyces acriumbonatus

Termitomyces albidus

Termitomyces albidus

Termitomyces assamicus

Termitomyces assamicus

Termitomyces aurantiacus

Termitomyces aurantiacus

Termitomyces biyi

Termitomyces biyi

Termitomyces bulborhizus

Termitomyces bulborhizus

Termitomyces citriophyllus

Termitomyces citriophyllus

Termitomyces clypeatus

Termitomyces clypeatus

Termitomyces congolensis

Termitomyces congolensis

Termitomyces cryptogamus

Termitomyces cryptogamus

Termitomyces dominicalensis

Termitomyces dominicalensis

Termitomyces entolomoides

Termitomyces entolomoides

Termitomyces epipolius

Termitomyces epipolius

Termitomyces eurrhizus

Termitomyces eurrhizus

Termitomyces floccosus

Termitomyces floccosus

Termitomyces fragilis

Termitomyces fragilis

Termitomyces fuliginosus

Termitomyces fuliginosus

Termitomyces gilvus

Termitomyces gilvus

Termitomyces globulus

Termitomyces globulus

Termitomyces griseiumbo

Termitomyces griseiumbo

Termitomyces heimii

Termitomyces heimii

Termitomyces indicus

Termitomyces indicus

Termitomyces infundibuliformis

Termitomyces infundibuliformis

Termitomyces intermedius

Termitomyces intermedius

Termitomyces lanatus

Termitomyces lanatus

Termitomyces le-testui

Termitomyces le-testui

Termitomyces magoyensis

Termitomyces magoyensis

Termitomyces mammiformis

Termitomyces mammiformis

Termitomyces mboudaeinus

Termitomyces mboudaeinus

Termitomyces mbuzi

Termitomyces mbuzi

Termitomyces medius

Termitomyces medius

Termitomyces meipengianus

Termitomyces meipengianus

Termitomyces microcarpus

Termitomyces microcarpus

Termitomyces narobiensis

Termitomyces narobiensis

Termitomyces perforans

Termitomyces perforans

Termitomyces poliomphax

Termitomyces poliomphax

Termitomyces rabuorii

Termitomyces rabuorii

Termitomyces radicatus

Termitomyces radicatus

Termitomyces reticulatus

Termitomyces reticulatus

Termitomyces robustus

Termitomyces robustus

Termitomyces rutilans

Termitomyces rutilans

Termitomyces sagittiformis

Termitomyces sagittiformis

Termitomyces schimperi

Termitomyces schimperi

Termitomyces sheikhupurensis

Termitomyces sheikhupurensis

Termitomyces singidensis

Termitomyces singidensis

Termitomyces songolarum

Termitomyces songolarum

Termitomyces spiniformis

Termitomyces spiniformis

Termitomyces striatus

Termitomyces striatus

Termitomyces subclypeatus

Termitomyces subclypeatus

Termitomyces subhyalinus

Termitomyces subhyalinus

Termitomyces subumkowaan

Termitomyces subumkowaan

Termitomyces tigrinus

Termitomyces tigrinus

Termitomyces titanicus

Termitomyces titanicus

Termitomyces tylerianus

Termitomyces tylerianus

Termitomyces umkowaan

Termitomyces umkowaan

Termitomyces upsilocystidiatus

Termitomyces upsilocystidiatus

Termitomyces yunnanensis

Termitomyces yunnanensis