Fibularhizoctonia
| Fibularhizoctonia | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Atheliales |
| Family: | Atheliaceae |
| Genus: | Fibularhizoctonia G.C. Adams & Kropp (1996) |
| Species | |
Fibularhizoctonia is a genus of fungus in the Atheliaceae family. The genus, circumscribed in 1996,[1] contains three widespread species that are anamorphs of Athelia.[2] One species of Fibularhizoctonia is commonly known as the cuckoo fungus[3] because it makes sclerotia, also called termite balls, which mimic termite eggs.[4] The name Athelia termitophila sp. nov. has been proposed for the teleomorph of termite balls.[5] The generic name had been incorrectly modified to "Fibulorhizoctonia"[2] in some publications but this change is not a nomenclaturally supportable spelling correction. The genome sequences of two species of Fibularhizoctonia have been described.[6]
References
- JSTOR 3760886.
- ^ ISBN 978-0-85199-826-8.
- PMID 19110429.
- ^ Dunn R. (18 February 2012). "By looking carefully, Japanese scientist discovers the secrets of termite balls". Scientific American. Archived from the original on 23 February 2012. Retrieved 2012-02-24.
- S2CID 225399817.
- PMID 33414338.
External links
Data related to Fibulorhizoctonia at Wikispecies
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