List of bioluminescent organisms
Bioluminescence is the production of light by living organisms. This list of bioluminescent organisms is organized by environment, covering terrestrial, marine and microorganisms.
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Firefly (species unknown) with and without flash.
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Foxfire in the fungus Panellus stipticus
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Noctiluca scintillans, a bioluminescent dinoflagellate
Terrestrial animals
- certain arthropods
- fireflies
- click beetle specific types (e.g. Pyrophorini, Balgus, Campyloxenus, etc.)
- glow worms
- certain mycetophilid flies
- certain centipedes such as Geophilus carpophagus[1]
- certain millipedes such as Motyxia[2]
- a terrestrial mollusc (a tropical land snail)
- annelids
Marine animals
Fish
Invertebrates
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Artist's rendering of Antarctic krill
- Many cnidarians
- Certain Ctenophores or "comb jellies"
- Certain echinoderms (e.g. Ophiurida)
- Certain crustaceans
- Two species of chaetognaths
- Certain molluscs
- Certain clams, bivalves
- Certain nudibranchs, sea slugs
- few sea snails, such as Hinea brasiliana
- Certain cephalopods
- Certain Octopuses
- Vampire squid
- Many Teuthida (squid)
- Colossal Squid
- Mastigoteuthidae
- Firefly squid
Freshwater animals
- Latia, a genus of four species of freshwater snail
Fungi
Bacteria
- Photorhabdus luminescens
- Certain species of the family Vibrionaceae (e.g. Vibrio fischeri, Vibrio harveyi, Photobacterium phosphoreum)
- Certain species of the family Shewanellaceae, (e.g. Shewanella hanedai and Shewanella woodyi)
Other microorganisms
- Protists
- Certain Dinoflagellates (e.g. Noctiluca scintillans, Pyrodinium bahamense,[5] Pyrocystis fusiformis [6] and Lingulodinium polyedrum
References
- Geophilus carpophagus – a centipede – Family: Geophilidae Archived 14 May 2012 at the Wayback Machine. Plant Press. Retrieved on 20 October 2011.
- Myriapods: strange millipedes Archived 2 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine. Herper.com. Retrieved on 20 October 2011.
- Milius, S (1 August 1998). "Glow-in-the-dark shark has killer smudge". Science News. Retrieved 13 March 2013.
- "Sharks Light Up in Neon Colors". video.nationalgeographic.com. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
- "Gasparich, Sara. The Concentration and Distribution of Bioluminescent Dinoflagellates in Vieques, Puerto Rico" (PDF). 20th Annual Keck Symposium. Retrieved 13 December 2012.
- Schiro, Danielle; Eigner, Rachel (2008). "A Knight in Shining Armor". Pyrocystis fusiformis. University of Wisconsin - La Crosse. Archived from the original on 30 January 2015. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
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