Luminomyces Aurorailis, named from Latin 'lumen' (light) and 'aurora' (dawn), is a bioluminescent fungus with a dawn-like blue-green glow (450-495nm) from luciferin-luciferase reactions localized in its decurrent gill tissues. Fruiting bodies have convex to flat caps with raised warts, moist resinous surfaces, orange to amber coloration intensifying at edges, and deep textured stipes (5-25 cm, 15-50 g). It grows in dense clusters on decaying hardwood in tropical rainforest canopies at 10-20°C, playing a saprotrophic role by decomposing lignin and cellulose. Belonging to genus Luminomyces, family Luminorialaceae (order Agaricales), it disperses spores via wind from exposed gills. L. Aurorailis is a rare protected species among thirty cluster members, vital for nutrient cycling and forest biodiversity.
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