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Termitomyces
Sign in to saveTermitomyces 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.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomFungi
- PhylumBasidiomycota
- ClassAgaricomycetes
- OrderAgaricales
- FamilyLyophyllaceae
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 69
- With media
- 8
- Family
- Lyophyllaceae
- Collections
- FH, ANSP, OSC, UT, MEL, UESB
- Recorded in
- Pakistan, Thailand, China, Cameroon, Australia, Brasil, Zambia, India
Research
253 papers- Termite Mushrooms (Termitomyces), a Potential Source of Nutrients and Bioactive Compounds Exhibiting Human Health Benefits: A Review.Journal of fungi (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023
- Isolation, Structural Properties, and Bioactivities of Polysaccharides from Mushrooms Termitomyces: A Review.Journal of agricultural and food chemistry · 2022
- Medicinal components in Termitomyces mushrooms.Applied microbiology and biotechnology · 2018
- Culture Conditions for Mycelial Growth and Anti-Cancer Properties of Termitomyces.Mycobiology · 2023
- Termitomyces heimii Associated with Fungus-Growing Termite Produces Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) and Lignocellulose-Degrading Enzymes.Applied biochemistry and biotechnology · 2020
via PubMed
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Encyclopedic overview
14 sectionsContents
- Morphology
- Life as a ''Termitomyces'' fungus
- Comb-associated saprotrophy
- Opportunist antagonist ''Pseudoxylaria''
- Reproduction
- Research history
- Culinary use
- Lookalikes
- Species
- Reidentified as external
- Notes
- See also
- References
- External links
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.
== Morphology == Termitomyces includes the largest edible mushroom in the world, Termitomyces titanicus of West Africa and Zambia, whose cap reaches 1 metre (3.28 ft) in diameter. It also includes Termitomyces microcarpus that grows caps of a few centimeters in diameter.
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