New species and records of bioluminescent Mycena from Mexico

Seven species of bioluminescent fungi are recorded from the cloud forests in Mexico. Six represent new species belonging to the genus Mycena, whereas Mycena globulispora is a new distribution record for the country. Descriptions, illustrations, photographs, and an identification key to bioluminescen...

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Published in:Mycologia 2019-03, Vol.111 (2), p.319-338
Main Authors: Cortés-Pérez, Alonso, Desjardin, Dennis E., Perry, Brian A., Ramírez-Cruz, Virginia, Ramírez-Guillén, Florencia, Villalobos-Arámbula, Alma R., Rockefeller, Alan
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Language:English
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6 new taxa
Agarics
biodiversity
fungi
mycenoid
taxonomy
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Summary:Seven species of bioluminescent fungi are recorded from the cloud forests in Mexico. Six represent new species belonging to the genus Mycena, whereas Mycena globulispora is a new distribution record for the country. Descriptions, illustrations, photographs, and an identification key to bioluminescent fungi species from Mexico are provided. Sequences of nuc rDNA internal transcribed spacer (ITS1-5.8S-ITS2 = ITS) region were generated for barcoding purposes and comparisons with similar species.
ISSN:0027-5514
1557-2536
DOI:10.1080/00275514.2018.1554172