Luminomagus Auroralis, named for its light and magician roots and dawn-like glow, is a rare bioluminescent fungus from tropical caves. It forms clustered fruiting bodies 0–15 cm tall with broadly convex caps showing iridescent violet and amber splotches. The densely packed, decurrent gills are translucent, emitting golden light. Its solid, cylindrical stipe has fine whitish scales and a robust mycelial base. Bioluminescence (470–530 nm) arises from gills and stipe via a unique luciferin-luciferase system of the Luminous Terra clade. Thriving at 5–20 °C on decayed wood, it functions as a saprotrophic decomposer in nutrient cycling. Classified in Agaricales, Mycenaceae, genus Luminomagus, its light attracts troglobitic invertebrates aiding spore dispersal. Extensive white mycelia degrade lignin and cellulose, promoting organic matter turnover in tropical cave microhabitats.
Name
BIOME LUMINA #575/1000
Owner
0xA8718Ac2DcfC21226625A22e4bC9D7d3CCFFF32f
ID#575
Rarity
MID:30%
MUSEUM
DATALAND
X-LO:MIN
YEAR
2025
X-LO:MIN
COLLECTION
DATALAND FOUNDING COLLECTION
X-LO:MIN
SPECIES NAME
LUMINOMAGUS AURORALIS
EX:MAX
CLUSTER
LUMINOUS TERRA