Answer to Question #30410 in Microbiology for Mila

Question

Hhow would bioluminescence benefit Oyster Mushroom?

Answer 1

If Oyster Mushrooms could glow it would haveattracted nocturnal animals to aid in spore dispersal (this would be especiallyadaptive in closed-canopy forests where wind dispersal in hindered) or bioluminescence would have attracted the predators of insects that eat themushrooms.