New distribution record of Roridomyces cf. phyllostachydis (Agaricales: Mycenaceae), a bioluminescent fungus from Namdapha National Park, Arunachal Pradesh, India

Abstract

Bioluminescence is the biochemical reaction in living organisms where chemical energy from a complex compound such as luciferin is converted to light energy through oxidation under the action of luciferase which acts as a catalytic enzyme (Pandey & Sharon 2017). The phenomenon of bioluminescence is randomly reported across 17 phyla and more than 700 genera, both in marine and terrestrial environments (Lee 2015). Bioluminescence in fungi has been observed globally across several species belonging to four distinct monophyletic lineages, namely, Armillaria (Fr.) Staude, Mycenacae Overeem, the Lucipentes lineage of Mycena (Pers.) Roussel s.l., and a lineage consisting of Omphalotus Fayod & Neonothopanus R.H.Petersen & Krisai (Matheny et al. 2006; Desjardin et al. 2008, 2010, 2016; Vydryakova et al. 2011; Aravindakshan et al. 2012; Chew et al. 2013, 2015; Shih et al. 2014; Mihail 2015; Cortés-Pérez et al. 2019)