Lunar Mushroom (Mycena chlorophos) | Project Noah

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Field Notes

Description:

Tiny mushroom approx 2-3mm diameter of the cap. Emits faint glow visible during the night. A cluster of these would be very noticeable.

Habitat:

Rainforest. Usually found on rotting bamboo.

Notes:

The locals call these 'Cendawan Bulan' which in Malay means Lunar Mushroom.

Reference Links:

Mycena

Species ID Suggestions

shii no tomobishi-dake (literally, "chinquapin glow mushrooms")

Mycena lux-coeli

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Why does it glow? I mean: for what purpose? What is the function of lts light? For example to attract insects that help spreading spores?

Shirlain F. Lovell

So beautiful!

Daniel R Hughes

So fascinating

Awesome mushroom

Pretty cool

teamdiscoverylsms

that is amazing. how does it glow?

@Francisco. Hi! The cursive letters at the bottom of the picture is my signature ;-)

Francisco Araújo

Hey Dive! Awesome mushroom! Just it makes me a litle suspisius when I see those cursive letters on the bottom. Maybee its just a problem whith my Ipad or your device, but if you saw this in apicture or movie, just deleatit before anyone suspects. So just reamember that here in PN we try to get spots of nature! But dont get me wrong. That pic is SUPERcool!!

JanelleL.Streed

Wow! Stunning capture, DiveMUster! :-)))

Beautiful! Amazing!

Amazing!

StephenSolomons

magical shot!

I agree, staccyh!

Beautiful photo.

Nice glow, there!

the-forest-room1

Wow!

brandonryanfig01

This is my favorite picture on project Noah so far

it looks bright is that just the photo?

amelieprentice2003

Amazing! How big is it?

Nice Spotting!!

Glowing light

Cool!

pretty green light!

Jhan-Curt Fernández

I want to see one!!!

This is from Pandora (Avatar movie)

this is extraordinary! i am so jealous!

What does it look like in day time?

Augusto Patiño Ramirez

Es como fluorescente?

Nice shot!

Most amazing plant in the world

very nice. do you know what makes it glow?

Amazing!

Alejandra Patiño Gallego

Awesome!!!

That is SO great!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! : )

Reza Hashemizadeh

Wonderful !

amazing...to me, it sounds like a magical plant from enchanted forest, avatar movies etc. :) great finding

Seema, yes the glow is from the mushroom. No other lighting was used to shoot this.

is this the mushroom's glow?

BoonerayeFlores

its...kind of mushroom..

now this is awesome. wish to find this kind of mushroom

DanielHernández

WOW!!!! SEPSTACULAR!!! LOOK THESE LIGHT OF THE MUSHUROOM!!! SPECTACULAR!!!! CHUZOOOOOOOOOO!!!

WOW!!!! SEPSTACULAR!!! LOOK THESE LIGHT OF THE MUSHUROOM!!! SPECTACULAR!!!! CHUZOOOOOOOOOO!!!

Carol Snow Milne

Beautiful!

Thats amazing imagine being in a forest full of those at night!

Wow

magic ! like on pandora !

this may be a transgenic mushroom with gfp (green fluorescent protein) in it....

NaturalistAmateur

Anyone know how this bioluminescence works? Is it at all similar to lightning bugs (fireflies)?

Francisco Araujo

I think it glowing beacaus theirs poisson.

Wow super picture

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