ORIGINAL ARTICLE
Mycena luxaustralis, a new bioluminescent species in section Sacchariferae from southern Chile
1
Fungilab, Estudios Ambientales, Santiago, Chile
2
Instituto de Botánica del Nordeste, IBONE (UNNE–CONICET). Sargento
Cabral 2131, CC 209 Corrientes Capital, CP 3400, Argentina
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Department of Plant Pathology, University of Florida, 2527 Fifield
Hall, Gainesville FL 32611, USA
Submission date: 2024-07-10
Acceptance date: 2025-04-10
Online publication date: 2025-06-18
Publication date: 2025-06-18
Plant and Fungal Systematics 2025; 70(1): 17-27
KEYWORDS
ABSTRACT
Bioluminescent fungi emit light through chemical luminescence of fungal tissues.
More than 100 species of bioluminescent fungi have been described in five distinct groups
of Agaricales: Omphalotus, Armillaria, the Lucentipes lineage within Marasmiineae, the
Eoscyphella lineage, and the mycenoid lineage. The mycenoid lineage includes the largest
number of described bioluminescent taxa. Recent efforts to document and describe fungal
biodiversity in Chile documented several collections of a bioluminescent Mycena species
found exclusively on the dead rachises of Parablechnum chilense, a fern species endemic
to temperate forests of Chile and Argentina. This species is related to Mycena tenerrima
(= M. adscendens) from the Northern Hemisphere, but is both morphologically and phylogenetically
distinct. Here, we describe this species as Mycena luxaustralis sp. nov., including
morphological descriptions and analysis of ITS and 28S sequences.
FUNDING
Matthew Smith
acknowledges support from National Geographic Explorer Grant
(NGS-59603R-19).
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