Biology:Mycena noctilucens

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Mycena noctilucens
Scientific classification edit
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]

See also

  • List of bioluminescent fungi

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. http://www.cybertruffle.org.uk/cyberliber/59351/0037/003/0256.htm. 
  2. "Fungi bioluminescence revisited". Photochemical & Photobiological Sciences 7 (2): 170–82. 2008. doi:10.1039/b713328f. PMID 18264584. 

External links

Mycena noctilucens in Index Fungorum Wikidata ☰ Q6946894 entry