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.
Firefly (species unknown) with and without flash.
Foxfire in the fungus Panellus stipticus
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
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
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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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