Cyphomyrmex wheeleri, the fungus gardening ant, is a species of higher myrmicine in the family Formicidae.[1][2][3][4] As the common name suggests, this species grows a diversity of fungi, including year-round cultivation of Cladosporium cladosporioides, Fusarium solani, and Nigrospora sphaerica.[5]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Formicidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmicinae |
| Tribe: | Attini |
| Genus: | Cyphomyrmex |
| Species: | C. wheeleri
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| Binomial name | |
| Cyphomyrmex wheeleri Forel, 1900
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References
edit- ^ "Cyphomyrmex wheeleri Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ "Cyphomyrmex wheeleri". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ "Cyphomyrmex wheeleri species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ "AntWeb". California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 2019-07-02.
- ^ Rodrigues, Andre; Mueller, Ulrich G.; Ishak, Heather D.; Bacci Jr, Maurício; Pagnocca, Fernando C. (2011-07-14). "Ecology of microfungal communities in gardens of fungus-growing ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae): a year-long survey of three species of attine ants in Central Texas". FEMS Microbiology Ecology. 78 (2). Oxford University Press (OUP): 244–255. doi:10.1111/j.1574-6941.2011.01152.x. ISSN 0168-6496.
Further reading
edit- Bolton, B. (2016). "Catalogue of the Ants of the World" (PDF). unpublished communication. Retrieved 2019-07-02.
External links
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