Photographic record of Armillaria mellea a bioluminescent fungi from Lonavala in Western Ghats, India

Authors

  • Swanand R. Patil Arcane Conservancy (www.Arcaneconservancy.org/home), A/207 Saikrupa BS Road, Dadar West, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400028, India. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5386-6842
  • Shubham V. Yadav Arcane Conservancy, A/207 Saikrupa BS Road, Dadar West, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400028, India.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11609/jott.7677.14.2.20692-20694

Keywords:

Armillaria mellea, Bioluminescent fungus, Lonavala, Western Ghats

Abstract

Armillaria mellea is a bioluminescent fungus from the Basidiomycota division. The previous known record of the fungus is from Bhimashankar Wildlife Sanctuary. This paper provides data and photographic evidence of Armillaria mellea in Lonavala. 

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26-02-2022 — Updated on 26-02-2022

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