Luminomyces resplendens, from Latin 'luminis' (light) and 'resplendens' (shining), is a bioluminescent fungus of the Arboreal Aurantica cluster. It has funnel-shaped, deeply concave caps (10-25 cm tall) with ruffled margins, pearlescent translucency, and orange-amber hues with iridescent speckles. Sturdy, pale, veined stipes support caps with dense, gill-like hymenophores for spore dispersal. Bioluminescence (470-530 nm) likely stems from a luciferin-luciferase system, showing pulsating inner cap glow intensified centrally by oxygen-driven reactions. Native to rare tropical cave systems (10-20°C), it colonizes decaying wood on cave walls and debris. Taxonomically in a family of saprotrophs specialized in lignocellulose degradation, its pulsating fruiting bodies optimize air currents for spore release. Extensive mycelia decompose organic substrates, sustaining cave ecosystem vitality as a rare, ecologically significant subterranean luminescent fungus.
Name
BIOME LUMINA #473/1000
Owner
0x54079F704D7123b8377236808E5A16841c2B0300
ID#473
Rarity
MID:39%
MUSEUM
DATALAND
X-LO:MIN
YEAR
2025
X-LO:MIN
COLLECTION
DATALAND FOUNDING COLLECTION
X-LO:MIN
SPECIES NAME
LUMINOMYCES RESPLENDENS
EX:MAX
CLUSTER
ARBOREAL AURANTICA