Mycena illuminans

Mycena illuminans is a species of agaric fungus in the family Mycenaceae. It is bioluminescent.[2]

Mycena illuminans
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Fungi
Division:
Basidiomycota
Class:
Agaricomycetes
Order:
Agaricales
Family:
Mycenaceae
Genus:
Mycena
Species:
M. illuminans
Binomial name
Mycena illuminans
Henn. (1903)[1]

See also
  • List of bioluminescent fungi

References
  1. Hennings P. (1903). "Ein stark phosphoreszierender javanischer (Mycena illuminans P. Henn. n. sp.)". Hedwigia Beiblätter (in German). 42: 309–10.
  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 illuminans in Index Fungorum


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