Armillaria gemina

Armillaria gemina
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Physalacriaceae
Genus: Armillaria
Species: A. gemina
Binomial name
Armillaria gemina
Bérubé & Dessur. (1989)

Armillaria gemina is a species of mushroom in the family Physalacriaceae. In North America, this rare species is found from the Appalachian Mountains eastwards.[1] The mycelium of the fungus is bioluminescent.[2]

See also

References

  1. "Armillaria: The Honey Mushrooms (MushroomExpert.Com)". Archived from the original on 9 May 2009. Retrieved 2009-04-17.
  2. Mihail JD. (2015). "Bioluminescence patterns among North American Armillaria species". Fungal Biology 119 (6): 528–537. doi:10.1016/j.funbio.2015.02.004.


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Sunday, August 30, 2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.