''Mycena citricolor'' is a species of

mushroom A mushroom or toadstool is the fleshy, spore-bearing Sporocarp (fungi), fruiting body of a fungus, typically produced above ground on soil or another food source. ''Toadstool'' generally refers to a poisonous mushroom. The standard for the n ...

-forming

fungus A fungus (: fungi , , , or ; or funguses) is any member of the group of eukaryotic organisms that includes microorganisms such as yeasts and mold (fungus), molds, as well as the more familiar mushrooms. These organisms are classified as one ...

in the family

Mycenaceae The Mycenaceae are a family of fungi in the order Agaricales. According to the ''Dictionary of the Fungi'' (10th edition, 2008), the family contains 10 genera and 705 species. This is one of several families that were separated from the Tricholo ...

. It is a

plant pathogen Plant diseases are diseases in plants caused by pathogens (infectious organisms) and environmental conditions (physiological factors). Organisms that cause infectious disease include fungi, oomycetes, bacteria, viruses, viroids, virus-like orga ...

producing leaf spots on coffee plants. This fungus causes the disease commonly known as American Leaf Spot. ''Mycena citricolor'' affects coffee plants, primarily in Latin America, but can grow on other plants as well. This fungus can grow on all parts of the coffee plant including the leaves, stems and fruits. When grown on the leaves, ''Mycena citricolor'' results in leaves with holes that often fall from the plant.

Description

The ''Mycena'' fungus can be identified growing on somewhat circular, brown spots on coffee leaves. The brown spots are caused by the presence of the parasitic fungus and by looking at the leaves closely, small mushrooms with

luminescence Luminescence is a spontaneous emission of radiation from an electronically or vibrationally excited species not in thermal equilibrium with its environment. A luminescent object emits ''cold light'' in contrast to incandescence, where an obje ...

can be seen. The fungi's luminescence is active in the presence and absence of light. Its luminescence is also affected by the temperature of its environment.

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q969522 citricolor Fungi described in 1868 Bioluminescent fungi Fungal plant pathogens and diseases Taxa named by Miles Joseph Berkeley Taxa named by Moses Ashley Curtis Fungus species

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