Termitomyces tylerianus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Basidiomycota |
Class: | Agaricomycetes |
Order: | Agaricales |
Family: | Lyophyllaceae |
Genus: | Termitomyces |
Species: | T. tylerianus
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Binomial name | |
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]