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    Omphalotus nidiformis, or ghost fungus, is a gilled basidiomycete mushroom most notable for its bioluminescent properties. It is known to be found primarily...
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    jack-o'-lantern mushroom (Omphalotus olearius). Species of Omphalotus have been mistaken for chanterelles. All Omphalotus species are presumed poisonous...
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    Kirchmair, Martin (1999). "Identification of illudins in Omphalotus nidiformis and Omphalotus olivascens var. indigo by column liquid chromatography–atmospheric...
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    composed of Omphalotus nidiformis of Australia, Omphalotus olivascens of Western North America and Omphalotus olearius of Europe. Omphalotus japonicus is...
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    a number of species, including Panellus stipticus, Omphalotus olearius and Omphalotus nidiformis. The bluish-green glow is attributed to luciferin, which...
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    park is the ruby bonnet (Mycena viscidocruenta). The ghost fungus (Omphalotus nidiformis) grows on trees and is another easily recognisable species, especially...
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    Omphalotus nidiformis Bioluminescence is the production of light by living organisms. This list of bioluminescent organisms is organized by the environment...
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    belong to four distinct evolutionary lineages. The Omphalotus lineage (comprising the genera Omphalotus and Neonothopanus) contains 12 species, the Armillaria...
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    Phyllotopsis nidulans. Omphalotus nidiformis is a toxic lookalike found in Australia. In North America, the toxic muscarine-containing Omphalotus olivascens (the...
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    Omphalotus subilludens, commonly known as the Southern Jack O'lantern mushroom, is a basidiomycete fungi in the genus Omphalotus. It has been definitively...
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  • illudosin, a fomannosane-type sesquiterpene, by the Basidiomycete Omphalotus nidiformis". Journal of the Chemical Society, Perkin Transactions 1 (17): 2461–2466...
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    several species of fungi, including Neonothopanus nambi, Omphalotus olearius, Omphalotus nidiformis, and Panellus stipticus. Luciferin is widely used in science...
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    Omphalotus nidiformis, a bioluminescent mushroom...
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    sajor-caju was reclassified to the genus Lentinus. P. nidiformis was reclassified to the genus Omphalotus in 1994. The genus name Pleurotus refers to the mushroom...
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  • fireflies, Rhagophthalmidae, Pyrophorus beetles, pyrosome, Mycena, Omphalotus nidiformis mushrooms, Vargula hilgendorfii, Quantula striata snail, googly-eyed...
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    heavy rain, the endemic glowing mushroom Mycena chlorophanos, and Omphalotus nidiformis, can be found in the palm forests. The palms are the signature plants...
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  • with several species of fungus, including Agaricus campestris and Omphalotus nidiformis. French entomologist Pierre-Justin-Marie Macquart first described...
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    with several species of fungus, including Amanita ochrophylla and Omphalotus nidiformis. French entomologist Pierre-Justin-Marie Macquart first described...
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  • the toxicity of various Omphalotus species such as O. olearius and O. illudens (Jack o' Lantern mushrooms), and O. nidiformis (Australian ghost fungus)...
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    of such fungi as Polyporus varius and the bioluminescent fungus Omphalotus nidiformis. It may also feed on rotting leaves on the forest floor. It is itself...
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  • Plantae MEL 0646630A 1893 Lactarius eucalypti Fungi MEL 1052538A 1893 Omphalotus nidiformis Fungi MEL 1053918A 1893 Pleurotus australis Fungi MEL 1052555A 1893...
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