Kingdom Fungi Class Agaricomycetes Family Atheliaceae | Division Basidiomycota Order Atheliales Rank Genus | |
Similar Athelia arachnoidea, Athelia, Atheliales, Lepidostromatales, Leptosporomyces | ||
Fibulorhizoctonia is a genus of fungi in the Atheliaceae family. The genus, circumscribed in 1996, contains three widespread species that are anamorphs of Athelia. It is commonly known as the "cuckoo fungus" because it makes sclerotia, also called "termite balls," which mimic termite eggs.
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