Mycena asterina
| Mycena asterina | |
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Scientific classification 
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| 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
References
- ^ Desjardin DE, Capelari M, Stevani C (2007). "Bioluminescent Mycena species from São Paulo, Brazil". Mycologia. 99 (2): 317–31. doi:10.3852/mycologia.99.2.317. PMID 17682785.
- ^ 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.
External links
Mycena asterina in Index Fungorum