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Abstract
Four species of mycenoid fungi are reported as luminescent (or putatively luminescent) on the basis of specimens collected from São Paulo State, Brazil. Two of them represent new species (Mycena oculisnymphae, Resinomycena petarensis), and two represent new reports of luminescence in previously described species (M. deformis, M. globulispora). Comprehensive descriptions, illustrations, photographs, and comparisons with phenetically similar species are provided. Sequences of nuc rDNA internal transcribed spacer regions were generated for barcoding purposes and for comparisons with similar species.
Acknowledgments
We are grateful to FAPESP (Grant 2013/16885-1) and NAP-PhotoTech (USP Research Consortium for Photochemical Technology) for providing financial support to C.V. Stevani for fieldwork in Brazil. We thank Antônio Modesto, Rodrigo Aguiar, and Tadeu Gonçalves from PETAR administration for facilitating access to the collecting sites, and thanks to Instituto Florestal for authorizing permission to collect in PETAR. We are especially thankful to Joaquim (Quim) B. Mendes Filho for guiding us in the dark through the forest without getting us lost.