(2006) revealed that cultivation of Termitomyces by termites originated in the African
rain forests as the main centre and migrated to other geographical regions
like Asia and Madagascar. However, molecular studies have revealed no identical
sequences among the Termitomyces between Africa and Asia (Frøslev et al. 2003),
demonstrating their geographical difference as well as a possible independent
evolution. The life cycles and intricacies of coevolution between termites and
Termitomyces (asexual and sexual phase) is still being debated (Rouland-Lefevre
et al. 2002, Nobre & Aanen 2012). Recently, Nobre & Aanen (2012) argued that the
termites harvest asexual spores of fungus along with lignocellulolytic enzymes of
fungal and bacterial origin through faeces and foraged plant material to build the
comb (fungus garden), which is comparable to an external rumen.