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Hidden in the daylight: A polyphasic approach reveals two bioluminescent Mycenaceae species from Yunnan Province, China (Basidiomycota, Agaricales)
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- 1. Excellence Center of Microbial Diversity and Sustainable Utilization, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand|Center for Yunnan Plateau Biological Resources Protection and Utilization & Yunnan International Joint Laboratory of Fungal Sustainable Utilization in South and Southeast Asia, College of Biology and Food Engineering, Qujing Normal University, Qujing 655099, China|Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand
- 2. Department of Botany and Microbiology, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
- 3. Center for Yunnan Plateau Biological Resources Protection and Utilization & Yunnan International Joint Laboratory of Fungal Sustainable Utilization in South and Southeast Asia, College of Biology and Food Engineering, Qujing Normal University, Qujing 655099, China
- 4. Office of Research Administration, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand|Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand|Excellence Center of Microbial Diversity and Sustainable Utilization, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand
- 5. Excellence Center of Microbial Diversity and Sustainable Utilization, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand|Office of Research Administration, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand|Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand
- 6. Center of Excellence in Biotechnology Research (CEBR), King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
- 7. School of Science, Mae Fah Luang University, Chiang Rai 57100, Thailand
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Yunnan Province, recognised as a biodiversity hotspot in China, is a rich source of fungal diversity that we are just beginning to explore. During our investigation of bioluminescent mushrooms in this region, we collected four specimens from the family Mycenaceae. We conducted morphological characterisation, multilocus phylogenetic analyses (ITS, LSU, SSU, tef1-α and rpb2) and photographed specimens under completely dark conditions.
In this paper, we report on two bioluminescent mushrooms of Mycenaceae collected in Yunnan Province, China. Morphological and phylogenetic analyses revealed Mycena semivestipes, which was first observed with bioluminescence and Roridomyces pruinosoviscidus, which has not been previously recorded in China. Additionally, we provide descriptions, illustrations, phylogenetic analysis results and photographs that highlight the bioluminescent features of these taxa. This study enhances our understanding of bioluminescent mushroom diversity in the Yunnan Province, raising the total number of bioluminescent mushrooms reported from China to 36.
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