Mycena margarita (Murrill) Murrill, 1916 (Basidiomycota: Agaricales: Mycenaceae): a bioluminescent agaric first recorded in Brazil | Zendy

Maria Helena Alves | Zendy; Cristiano Coelho-Nascimento | Zendy

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Mycena margarita (Murrill) Murrill, 1916 (Basidiomycota: Agaricales: Mycenaceae): a bioluminescent agaric first recorded in Brazil

Author(s) -

Maria Helena Alves,

Cristiano Coelho-Nascimento

Publication year - 2014

Publication title -

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Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.276

H-Index - 22

ISSN - 1809-127X

DOI - 10.15560/10.1.239

Subject(s) - agaricales , basidiomycota , basidiocarp , biology , botany , taxonomy (biology) , ecology , pileus , mushroom

Mycena margarita , a widespread agaric in the Caribbean region and recently recognized as frequently bioluminescent, is reported for the first time in Brazil, occurring on decaying wood in the Araripe National Forest, municipality of Crato, Ceara state. This species is fully described and illustrated and accompanied by color photographs of fresh basidiomata. Comments on the taxonomy and ecology of the species are presented.

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