Macrotermes michaelseni

Macrotermes michaelseni
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Superorder: Dictyoptera
Order: Isoptera
Family: Termitidae
Genus: Macrotermes
Species: M. michaelseni
Binomial name
Macrotermes michaelseni
(Sjöstedt)

Macrotermes michaelseni is a species of termite in the genus Macrotermes, found in sub-Saharan Africa. It is associated with the fungus Termitomyces schimperi.[1]

References

  1. Dangerfield, J.m.; Mccarthy, T.s.; Ellery, W.n. (1998-07-01). "The mound-building termite Macrotermes michaelseni as an ecosystem engineer". Journal of Tropical Ecology. 14 (04): 507–520. doi:10.1017/s0266467498000364. ISSN 1469-7831.
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