Mycena lux-coeli

Mycena lux-coeli
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Mycenaceae
Genus: Mycena
Species: M. lux-coeli
Binomial name
Mycena lux-coeli
(Corner.) (1954)
Mycena lux-coeli
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Mycological characteristics

Mycena lux-coeli is a bioluminescent species of fungus in the Mycenaceae family. It was first discovered in 1954 on Hachijō-jima, and has since been found on multiple islands in Japan.[1][2]

References

  1. ↑ Bird, Winifred (Jun 11, 2008). "Luminescent mushrooms cast light on Japan's forest crisis". Japan Times. Retrieved Apr 13, 2017.
  2. ↑ Corner EJH (1950). "Descriptions of two luminous tropical agarics (Dictyopanus and Mycena)". Mycologia. 42 (3): 423–431. doi:10.2307/3755797. JSTOR 3755797.


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