Luminosa Auroralis, named for 'morning light,' is a bioluminescent fungus endemic to tropical caves. It features irregular, funnel-shaped caps with wavy margins, smooth granular surfaces, and cap colors alternating deep violet to azure blue with luminescent speckles. The fruiting body is 10–25 cm tall, fleshy, firm, and semi-translucent, with decurrent gills emitting a pulsating blue-green (400–480 nm) bioluminescence via a luciferin-luciferase system, likely for ecological signaling. Thriving on decomposing wood in 10–20°C humid caves, it functions as a saprotrophic decomposer within Omphalotaceae (genus Luminosa, order Agaricales). Its extensive mycelium aids nutrient cycling. Spores disperse by cave wind currents. Classified as vulnerable, conservation is vital to preserve this ecological and aesthetic cave species.
Name
BIOME LUMINA #923/1000
Owner
0x27B6C0505BEEA65A1dAf80c84bd925Ed2F06E3c6
ID#923
Rarity
X-HI:8%
MUSEUM
DATALAND
X-LO:MIN
YEAR
2025
X-LO:MIN
COLLECTION
DATALAND FOUNDING COLLECTION
X-LO:MIN
SPECIES NAME
LUMINOSA AURORALIS
EX:MAX
CLUSTER
NOCTILUCA GROVE