Neonothopanus
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| Neonothopanus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Agaricales |
| Family: | Omphalotaceae |
| Genus: | Neonothopanus R.H.Petersen & Krisai (1999) |
| Type species | |
| Neonothopanus nambi (Speg.) R.H.Petersen & Krisai (1999) | |
| Species | |
Neonothopanus is a genus of three species of fungi in the agaric family Omphalotaceae. The genus was circumscribed in 1999.[1] The type species N. nambi is found in Australia, South America, Central America, and Malaysia,[2] while N. gardneri is found in South America.[3] Both of these species are bioluminescent.[4] N. hygrophanus, found in central Africa, was added to the genus in 2011.[5]
