Mycena noctilucens

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Mycena noctilucens
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Mycenaceae
Genus: Mycena
Species:
M. noctilucens
Binomial name
Mycena noctilucens
Corner (1954)

Mycena noctilucens is a species of agaric fungus in the family Mycenaceae. The species was first described scientifically by E.J.H. Corner in 1954. [1] Found in Malaysia and the Pacific islands, the mycelium of the fungus is bioluminescent. [2]

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References

  1. Corner EJH. (1954). "Further descriptions of luminous agarics". Transactions of the British Mycological Society. 37 (3): 256–71. doi:10.1016/s0007-1536(54)80009-x.
  2. Desjardin DE, Oliveira AG, Stevani CV (2008). "Fungi bioluminescence revisited". Photochemical & Photobiological Sciences. 7 (2): 170–82. CiteSeerX   10.1.1.1033.2156 . doi:10.1039/b713328f. PMID   18264584.

Mycena noctilucens in Index Fungorum