Biology:Mycena asterina
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Short description: Species of fungus
| Mycena asterina | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Agaricales |
| Family: | Mycenaceae |
| Genus: | Mycena |
| Species: | M. asterina
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| Binomial name | |
| Mycena asterina Desjardin, Capelari & Stevani (2007)
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Mycena asterina is a species of agaric fungus in the family Mycenaceae. It is found in São Paulo state, Brazil, where it grows singly or scattered on fallen leaves in Atlantic forests.[1] The fruit bodies of the fungus are bioluminescent.[2]
See also
- List of bioluminescent fungi
References
- ↑ "Bioluminescent Mycena species from São Paulo, Brazil". Mycologia 99 (2): 317–31. 2007. doi:10.3852/mycologia.99.2.317. PMID 17682785. http://www.cybertruffle.org.uk/cyberliber/59350/0099/002/0317.htm.
- ↑ "Fungi bioluminescence revisited". Photochemical & Photobiological Sciences 7 (2): 170–82. 2008. doi:10.1039/b713328f. PMID 18264584.
External links
Mycena asterina in Index Fungorum Wikidata ☰ Q6946859 entry
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