Gerronema viridilucens
Gerronema viridilucens. Photo: A.H.R Domingos.
Gerronema viridilucens is a saprotrophic fungi species that grows solitary to gregarious in Eugenia fluminensis bark, and possibly other living trees. The species is the only Gerronema species that shows bioluminescent mycelium and basidiomes, emitting a bright yellowish-green light. So far, there are eight records for G. viridilucens, all inside the Parque Turístico do Alto Ribeira, in São Paulo state. The species is considered rare, and it is expected that it occurs throughout the Southern and Southeastern Atlantic Forest in Brazil, within well-preserved areas. G. viridilucens is threatened by habitat loss caused by deforestation, fire, urban development, and climate change. It is considered Vulnerable based on IUCN criterion C2a(ii), considering its known and estimated population parameters as well as its threat factors.
G. viridilucens distribution map. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/209595462/209597089#taxonomy.
References
de Paula Drewinski, M., Kossmann, T., Neves, M.A., Martins da Cunha, K., Costa-Rezende, D.H., de Andrade Borges, M.E., Santos Ferreira da Cruz, R.H. & Drechsler-Santos, E.R. 2022. Gerronema viridilucens. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022: e.T209595462A209597089. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-1.RLTS.T209595462A209597089.en. Accessed on 01 August 2022.
