Biology:Termitomyces microcarpus

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Short description: Species of fungus

Termitomyces microcarpus
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Lyophyllaceae
Genus: Termitomyces
Species:
T. microcarpus
Binomial name
Termitomyces microcarpus
(Berk. & Broome) R.Heim (1942)[1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Agaricus microcarpus Berk. & Broome (1871)
  • Entoloma microcarpum (Berk. & Broome) Sacc. (1887)
  • Gymnopus microcarpus (Berk. & Broome) Overeem (1927)
  • Podabrella microcarpa (Berk. & Broome) Singer (1945)
  • Termitomyces microcarpus (Berk. & Broome) R.Heim (1941)
  • Termitomyces microcarpus f. santalensis R.Heim (1977)

Termitomyces microcarpus is a species of agaric fungus in the family Lyophyllaceae. An edible species, it is found in Africa and Asia, where it grows in groups or clusters in deciduous forests near the roots of bamboo stumps associated with termite nests.[3]

Nutrition

A 2017 study which compared the amino acid profile of 13 edible wild mushrooms in Yunnan, China found that T. microcarpus had the largest amount of total amino acids as well as essential amino acids.[4]

Termitomyces microcarpus
Tryptophan241.9 mg
Threonine653.6 mg
Isoleucine689.6 mg
Leucine1197.3 mg
Methionine180.4 mg
Cystine555.5 mg
Phenylalanine785.8 mg
Tyrosine756.4 mg
Valine971.8 mg
Arginine742.0 mg
Histidine357.5 mg
Alanine690.9 mg
Aspartic acid497.3 mg
Glutamic acid1369.2 mg
Glycine597.9 mg
Proline521.6 mg
Serine775.7 mg
Percentages are roughly approximated using US recommendations for adults.

References

  1. Heim R. (1942). "Nouvelles études descriptives sur les agarics termitophiles d'Afrique tropicale" (in French). Archives du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle 18 (6): 107–66 (see p. 128). 
  2. "Synonymy: Termitomyces microcarpus (Berk. & Broome) R. Heim, Arch. Mus. Hist. Nat. Paris, ser. 6 18: 128 (1942)". Index Fungorum. CAB International. http://www.speciesfungorum.org/Names/SynSpecies.asp?RecordID=521639. Retrieved 2012-12-20. 
  3. The Macrofungus Flora of China's Guangdong Province (Chinese University Press). New York, New York: Columbia University Press. 1993. p. 262. ISBN 962-201-556-5. https://books.google.com/books?id=0cAered-vqYC&pg=PA262. 
  4. Sun; Liu; Bao; Fan (2017). "Comparison of Free Total Amino Acid Compositions and Their Functional Classifications in 13 Wild Edible Mushrooms". Molecules 22 (3): 350. doi:10.3390/molecules22030350. PMID 28245582. 

Wikidata ☰ Q7702893 entry