Mycetophagus flexuosus

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Mycetophagus flexuosus
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Mycetophagus flexuosus, Oklahoma
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Mycetophagidae
Genus: Mycetophagus
Species:
M. flexuosus
Binomial name
Mycetophagus flexuosus
Say, 1826

Mycetophagus flexuosus is a species of hairy fungus beetle in the family Mycetophagidae. It is found in North America. [1] [2] [3] Species of host fungi include Pleurotus ostreatus , Trametes versicolor , and Piptoporus betulinus . [4]

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References

  1. "Mycetophagus flexuosus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-22.
  2. "Mycetophagus flexuosus". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-22.
  3. Majka, Christopher (22 October 2010). "The Mycetophagidae (Coleoptera) of the Maritime Provinces of Canada". ZooKeys (64): 9–23. Bibcode:2010ZooK...64....9M. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.64.553 . PMC   3088403 . PMID   21594022.

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