Mycena lux-coeli explained

Mycena lux-coeli—meaning "heavenly light mushrooms"—is a bioluminescent species of fungus in the family Mycenaceae. It was first discovered in 1954 on Hachijō-jima where it is widely found, and decades later was found on multiple islands in Japan.^{[1] [2]}

Hachijō-jima island is also home to the bioluminescent mushroom species, Mycena chlorophos. The local name for these mushrooms is hato-no-hi, literally "pigeon fire".

Notes and References

1. News: Bird. Winifred. 11 June 2008. Luminescent mushrooms cast light on Japan's forest crisis. The Japan Times. 13 April 2017. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170414002508/http://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2008/06/11/environment/luminescent-mushrooms-cast-light-on-japans-forest-crisis/. 14 April 2017.
2. Corner EJH . Descriptions of two luminous tropical agarics (Dictyopanus and Mycena) . Mycologia . 1950 . 42 . 3 . 423–431 . 3755797 . 10.2307/3755797.