''Mycena illuminans'' is a species of
agaric fungus in the family
Mycenaceae
The Mycenaceae are a family of fungi in the order Agaricales. According to the ''Dictionary of the Fungi'' (10th edition, 2008), the family contains 10 genera and 705 species. This is one of several families that were separated from the Tricholom ...
. It is
bioluminescent
Bioluminescence is the production and emission of light by living organisms. It is a form of chemiluminescence. Bioluminescence occurs widely in marine vertebrates and invertebrates, as well as in some Fungus, fungi, microorganisms including ...
.
See also
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List of bioluminescent fungi
References
External links
illuminans
Bioluminescent fungi
Fungi described in 1903
Fungi of Asia
Taxa named by Paul Christoph Hennings
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