title: Bioluminescence: a fungal nightlight with an internal timer.
abstract: A recent study shows that green light emission by Neonothopanus gardneri mushrooms, endemic to coconut forests of Northern Brazil, is controlled by a circadian clock. Furthermore, insects are attracted by the light, raising the possibility that bioluminescence functions in spore dispersal and fungal dissemination.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Química Fundamental, Instituto de Química, Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil. Electronic address: ejhbechara@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Etelvino J H
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Bechara
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002940:Circadian Rhythm / Q000502:physiology*; D005658:Fungi / Q000502:physiology*; D049449:Luminescence; D013696:Temperature