Does Structural Color Exist in True Fungi?
Juliet Brodie, Colin J. Ingham, Silvia Vignolini
Abstract
Structural color occurs by the interaction of light with regular structures and so generates colors by completely different optical mechanisms to dyes and pigments. Structural color is found throughout the tree of life but has not, to date, been reported in the fungi. Here we give an overview of structural color across the tree of life and provide a brief guide aimed at stimulating the search for this phenomenon in fungi.
Topics & Concepts
Structural colorationTree (set theory)PhenomenonBiologyPigmentEvolutionary biologyBotanyBiological systemArtificial intelligenceComputer scienceOpticsArtPhysicsMathematicsCombinatoricsVisual artsQuantum mechanicsPhotonic crystalBiocrusts and Microbial EcologyMicrobial Metabolism and ApplicationsFungal Biology and Applications