The Luminous Fungi of Japan
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Folklores
3. The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter
“One day he noticed among the bamboos a stalk that glowed at the base”(translated by Keene, 1998 [25])
4. Current Commercialization
5. Taxonomy
5.1. Bioluminescent Species in Japan
5.1.1. Family Mycenaceae
5.1.2. Family Omphalotaceae
5.1.3. Family Physalacriaceae (Figure 12)
5.1.4. Family Pleurotaceae
5.2. Nonbioluminescent Species Based on Samples Collected from Japan
5.3. Potentially Bioluminescent Species in Japan
6. Bioluminescence
6.1. Before the Meiji Period
6.2. After the Meiji Revolution
6.3. Airth’s Achievement
6.4. Various Candidate Compounds
6.5. Current Hispidin-Recycling Mechanism
7. Biological Function
8. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Taxon | Japanese Name (*1) | Bioluminescence (References) (*2) |
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Family Mycenaceae | ||
Mycena epipterygia (Scop.) S.F. Gray | Nameashi-také | Mycelium (Bothe, 1931 [86]; Wassink, 1978 [76], 1979 [45]; Desjardin et al., 2008 [46]) |
Mycena galopus (Pers.) P. Kumm. | Nise-chishio-také | Mycelium (Bothe, 1931 [86]; Berliner, 1961 [87]; Wassink, 1978 [76], 1979 [45]; Treu & Agerer, 1990 [88]; Desjardin et al., 2008 [46]) |
Mycena haematopus (Pers.) P. Kumm. | Chishio-také | Mycelium (Treu & Agerer, 1990 [88]; Bermudes et al., 1992 [89]; Desjardin et al., 2008 [46]): Basidiomes (weak) (Bermudes et al., 1992 [89]; Desjardin et al., 2008 [46]) |
Mycena inclinata (Fr.) Quél. | Sembon-ashinaga-také | Mycelium (Wassink, 1978 [76], 1979 [45]; Desjardin et al., 2008 [46]) |
Mycena olivaceomarginata (Massee) Massee | Fuchidori-kunugitaké (*3) | Mycelium (Wassink, 1978 [76], 1979 [45]; Desjardin et al., 2008 [46]) |
Mycena pura (Pers.) P. Kumm. (*4) | Sakura-také | Mycelium (Treu & Agerer, 1990 [88]; Desjardin et al., 2008 [46]): gill of basidiome (Bothe, 1931 [86]; Wassink, 1978 [76], 1979 [45]) |
Mycena rosea (Bull.) Gramberg | Sakurairo-také [68] | Mycelium (Treu & Agerer, 1990 [88]; Desjardin et al., 2008 [46]) |
Mycena sanguinolenta (Alb. & Schwein.) P. Kumm. | Himé-chishio-také | Mycelium (Bothe, 1931 [86]; Wassink, 1978 [76], 1979 [45]; Desjardin et al., 2008 [46]) |
Mycena stylobates (Pers.) P. Kumm. | Kyūban-také | Mycelium (Bothe, 1931 [86]; Wassink, 1978 [76], 1979 [45]; Desjardin et al., 2008 [46]) |
Roridomyces roridus (Fr.) Rexer | Nunawa-také | Mycelium (Josserand, 1953 [90]; Wassink, 1978 [76], 1979 [45]; Desjardin et al., 2008 [46]) |
Family Physalacriaceae | ||
Armillaria fuscipes Petch (*5) | Ashiguro-narataké [91] | Mycelium (Wassink, 1978 [76], 1979 [45]; Berliner, 1961 [87]; Desjardin et al., 2008 [46]): Rhizomorph (Wassink, 1978 [76]) |
Armillaria sinapina Berube & Dessur. | Hotei-narataké | Mycelium (Mihail, 2015 [92]) |
Desarmillaria ectypa (Fr.) R.A. Koch & Aime | Yachihiro-hidataké | Mycelium, rhizomorph, basidiomes (Ainsworth, 2004 [93]) |
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Oba, Y.; Hosaka, K. The Luminous Fungi of Japan. J. Fungi 2023, 9, 615. https://doi.org/10.3390/jof9060615
Oba Y, Hosaka K. The Luminous Fungi of Japan. Journal of Fungi. 2023; 9(6):615. https://doi.org/10.3390/jof9060615
Chicago/Turabian StyleOba, Yuichi, and Kentaro Hosaka. 2023. "The Luminous Fungi of Japan" Journal of Fungi 9, no. 6: 615. https://doi.org/10.3390/jof9060615