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List of bioluminescent fungi. Found largely in temperate and tropical climates, currently there are more than 125 known species of bioluminescent fungi, [1] all of which are members of the order Agaricales (Basidiomycota) with one possible exceptional ascomycete belonging to the order Xylariales. [2][NB 1] All known bioluminescent Agaricales ...
Rudbeckia laciniata, the cutleaf coneflower, [1] is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is native to North America, where it is widespread in both Canada and the United States. [2] Its natural habitat is wet sites in flood plains, along stream banks, and in moist forests. [3] Common names other than cutleaf coneflower ...
Arachnocampa luminosa (Skuse, 1891), commonly known as New Zealand glowworm or simply glowworm, is a species of fungus gnat, and is solely endemic to New Zealand. The larval stage and the imago produce a blue-green bioluminescence. [2] The species is known to dwell in caves and on sheltered banks in the native bush where humidity is high, as ...
Food groups were a public health education concept invented to teach people eating very restricted, unvaried diets how to avoid becoming deficient in specific nutrients. They have since been adapted to also address diseases of affluence related to diet, such as obesity, diabetes and heart disease. [2]
Yam plants can grow up to 15 metres (49 feet) in length and 7.6 to 15.2 centimetres (3 to 6 inches) high. [1] The tuber may grow into the soil up to 1.5 m (5 ft) deep. [1] The plant disperses by seed. [1] The edible tuber has a rough skin that is difficult to peel but readily softened by cooking. The skins vary in color from dark brown to light ...
Schistostega. Schimp. (Hedw.) F.Weber & D.Mohr. Schistostega pennata, also called goblin gold, [1] Dragon's gold,[2] luminous moss[1] or luminescent moss, [3] is a haplolepideous moss (Dicranidae) known for its glowing appearance in dark places. It is the only member of the family Schistostegaceae.
Kuntze (1898) Panellus stipticus, commonly known as the bitter oyster, the astringent panus, the luminescent panellus, or the stiptic fungus, is a species of fungus. It belongs in the family Mycenaceae, and the type species of the genus Panellus. A common and widely distributed species, it is found in Asia, Australia, Europe, and North America ...
Photorhabdus luminescens (previously called Xenorhabdus luminescens) is a Gammaproteobacterium of the family Morganellaceae, and is a lethal pathogen of insects. It lives in the gut of an entomopathogenic nematode of the family Heterorhabditidae. When the nematode infects an insect, P. luminescens is released into the blood stream and rapidly ...