Termitomyces clypeatus

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Termitomyces clypeatus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Lyophyllaceae
Genus: Termitomyces
Species:
T. clypeatus
Binomial name
Termitomyces clypeatus
R.Heim (1951)
Synonyms [1]
  • Sinotermitomyces taiwanensis M.Zang & C.M.Chen (1998) [2]

Termitomyces clypeatus species of agaric fungus in the family Lyophyllaceae. Found in Africa, it was formally described by Roger Heim in 1951. [3]

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References

  1. "Synonymy: Termitomyces clypeatus R. Heim, Bull. Jard. Bot. État 21: 207 (1951)". Index Fungorum. CAB International. Retrieved 2012-12-19.
  2. Zang M, Chen CM. (1998). "Four new taxa of Basidiomycota from Taiwan". Fungal Science. 13 (1–2): 23–8.
  3. Heim R. (1951). "Les Termitomyces du Congo Belge recueillis par Medame M. Goossens-Fontana". Bulletin du Jardin Botanique de l'État à Bruxelles (in French). 21 (3/4): 205–22. doi:10.2307/3666672. JSTOR   3666672.