Macrotermes michaelseni

Macrotermes michaelseni is a species of termite in the genus Macrotermes, found in sub-Saharan Africa. It is associated with the fungus Termitomyces schimperi.[2]

Macrotermes michaelseni
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Superorder:
Dictyoptera
Order:
Isoptera
Family:
Termitidae
Subfamily:
Macrotermitinae
Genus:
Macrotermes
Species:
M. michaelseni
Binomial name
Macrotermes michaelseni
Synonyms[1]
  • Macrotermes mossambicus Ruelle, 1975

References
  1. Bignell, David Edward; Roisin, Yves; Lo, Nathan (2010). Biology of Termites: a Modern Synthesis. Springer. pp. 358–360. ISBN 9789048139774.
  2. 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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