Luminosa Scintillanta, a rare bioluminescent fungal species in the Luminous Terra cluster, features a 10-25 cm tall robust fruiting body with a translucent cap showing radial striations and polymorphic spots emitting a golden-orange glow atop a bluish surface. Its finely spaced lamellae aid spore dispersal, while the speckled, tapering stipe has a gelatinous texture allowing slow cap swaying in its tropical rainforest canopy habitat. Bioluminescence, via a luciferin-luciferase system (450-495 nm), is concentrated at gill bases and stipe matrix. Thriving in cool (10-20°C), shaded microclimates, it colonizes canopy deadwood, decomposing lignin-rich substrates. Taxonomically, it belongs to Mycocaliciaceae, genus Luminosa, order Agaricales. Its extensive mycelium supports nutrient cycling and rainforest ecosystem health.
Name
BIOME LUMINA #852/1000
Owner
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ID#852
Rarity
MID:28%
MUSEUM
DATALAND
X-LO:MIN
YEAR
2025
X-LO:MIN
COLLECTION
DATALAND FOUNDING COLLECTION
X-LO:MIN
SPECIES NAME
LUMINOSA SCINTILLANTA
EX:MAX
CLUSTER
LUMINOUS TERRA