Roridomyces irritans

Roridomyces irritans is a species of fungus in the genus Roridomyces, family Mycenaceae. Originally described from New Caledonia as Mycena irritans by Egon Horak in 1978,^[2] the species was transferred to Roridomyces in 1994.^[3] The fruit bodies are bioluminescent.^[4]

Roridomyces irritans
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Basidiomycota
Class:	Agaricomycetes
Order:	Agaricales
Family:	Mycenaceae
Genus:	Roridomyces
Species:	R. irritans
Binomial name
Roridomyces irritans (E.Horak) Rexer (1994)
Synonyms[1]
Mycena irritans E.Horak (1978)

See also

• List of bioluminescent fungus species