List of bioluminescent organisms

Bioluminescence is the production of light by living organisms. This list of bioluminescent organisms is organized by the environment, covering terrestrial, marine, and microorganisms.

Omphalotus nidiformis

A bioluminescent mushroom ...

...glowing with the lights off.

Firefly (species unknown) with and without flash.

Foxfire in the fungus Panellus stipticus

Blue ocean glow caused by myriad tiny organisms, such as Noctiluca.

Noctiluca scintillans, a bioluminescent dinoflagellate

Terrestrial animals

certain arthropods
- fireflies
- click beetle specific types (e.g. Pyrophorini, Balgus, Campyloxenus, etc.)
- glow worms
  - railroad worms
- certain mycetophilid flies
- certain centipedes such as Geophilus carpophagus[1]
- certain millipedes such as Motyxia[2]
a terrestrial mollusc (a tropical land snail)
- Quantula striata
annelids

Marine animals

Fish

Invertebrates

Artist's rendering of Antarctic krill

Many cnidarians
- Sea pens
  - Renilla reniformis
- coral
- Aequorea victoria, a jellyfish
Certain Ctenophores or "comb jellies"
Certain echinoderms (e.g. Ophiurida)
- Amphiura filiformis
- Ophiopsila aranea
- Ophiopsila californica
- Amphipholis squamata
Certain crustaceans
- Ostracods
- Copepods
- Krill
Two species of chaetognaths
Annelids (Annelida)
- Tomopteris helgolandica
Certain molluscs
- Certain clams, bivalves
- Certain nudibranchs, sea slugs
- few sea snails, such as Hinea brasiliana
- Certain cephalopods
  - Certain Octopuses
    - Bolitaenidae
  - Vampire squid
    - Sepiolida
  - Many Teuthida (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.

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.

[1] Geophilus carpophagus – a centipede – Family: Geophilidae Archived 14 May 2012 at the Wayback Machine. Plant Press. Retrieved on 20 October 2011.

[2] Myriapods: strange millipedes Archived 2 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine. Herper.com. Retrieved on 20 October 2011.

[3] Milius, S (1 August 1998). "Glow-in-the-dark shark has killer smudge". Science News. Retrieved 13 March 2013.

[4] "Sharks Light Up in Neon Colors". video.nationalgeographic.com. Retrieved 8 July 2015.

[Gasparich-5] "Gasparich, Sara. The Concentration and Distribution of Bioluminescent Dinoflagellates in Vieques, Puerto Rico" (PDF). 20th Annual Keck Symposium. Retrieved 13 December 2012.

[6] 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.