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Mycena noctilucens

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Kingdom
  
Fungi

Class
  
Agaricomycetes

Family
  
Mycenaceae

Rank
  
Species

Division
  
Basidiomycota

Order
  
Agaricales

Genus
  
Mycena

Similar
  
Mycena singeri, Panellus pusillus, Mycena kentingensis, Roridomyces

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. Found in Malaysia and the Pacific islands, the mycelium of the fungus is bioluminescent.

References

Mycena noctilucens Wikipedia