veekogus
Veekogus is a fictional genus of bioluminescent fungi commonly used in speculative biology and educational exercises to illustrate fungal taxonomy and luminous traits. In the imagined taxonomy, Veekogus sits within the kingdom Fungi, the division Basidiomycota, the class Agaricomycetes, the order Agaricales, and the family Veekogaceae, with Veekogus as the sole genus described. The genus is said to comprise several species, the best known being Veekogus luminis, a small bioluminescent fruiting body that glows pale green at night.
Description and morphology: fruiting bodies are typically 1 to 4 cm across, with a convex to plano-convex
Ecology and habitat: Veekogus species are depicted as saprotrophs growing on decaying hardwood in temperate forests.
Etymology and history: the name combines a fictional root veeko- signaling light with the Latin suffix -gus