DATALAND — BIOME LUMINA

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Luminomycota Noctivaga, named from Latin lumen (light) and vagari (to wander), is a rare, fragile bioluminescent fungus in tropical rainforest understories. Its clustered fruiting bodies reach 15 cm, with a cap shifting from convex to broadly campanulate, showing wavy, pleated margins. The semi-translucent violet cap bears golden-yellow luminescent speckles emitting blue-green light (450-495 nm). Lamellae are closely spaced, decurrent, and luminescent; the robust, cylindrical stipe is pale violet, intensifying near the base. Bioluminescence stems from a luciferin-luciferase system, producing punctate glow on cap and stipe. Taxonomically, it’s in Agaricales, Noctilucaceae, genus Luminomycota (~200 bioluminescent species). It thrives saprotrophically on decaying wood in humid, shaded, cool (10-20°C) understory microhabitats, using growth-based movement to optimize spore dispersal. Its mycelium decomposes lignin and cellulose, driving nutrient cycling in forest ecosystems.

Name

BIOME LUMINA #145/1000

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ID#145

Rarity

HI:22%