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The dragonfish species which produce the red light also produce blue light in photophore on the dorsal area. [74] The main function of this is to alert the fish to the presence of its prey. [ 75 ] The additional pigment is thought to be assimilated from chlorophyll derivatives found in the copepods which form part of its diet.
Bioluminescent bacteria are light-producing bacteria that are predominantly present in sea water, marine sediments, the surface of decomposing fish and in the gut of marine animals. While not as common, bacterial bioluminescence is also found in terrestrial and freshwater bacteria. [ 1 ]
Bioluminescence is the production of light, such as by the photophores of marine animals, [56] and the tails of glow-worms and fireflies. Bioluminescence, like other forms of metabolism, releases energy derived from the chemical energy of food. A pigment, luciferin is catalysed by the enzyme luciferase to react with oxygen, releasing light. [57]
A photocyte is a cell that specializes in catalyzing enzymes to produce light (bioluminescence). [1] Photocytes typically occur in select layers of epithelial tissue, functioning singly or in a group, or as part of a larger apparatus (a photophore). They contain special structures called photocyte granules.
Noctiluca scintillans, a bioluminescent dinoflagellate. Bioluminescence is the production of light by living organisms. This list of bioluminescent organisms is organized by the environment, covering terrestrial, marine, and microorganisms.
Bioluminescence occurs when an organism emits light through a chemical reaction [8] with the majority of the world's bioluminescent organisms living in the ocean. [9] The production of bioluminescence by P. fusiformis is thought to be a defense mechanism that startles grazers which would otherwise eat them [5] or to illuminate grazers so that they, in turn may be more visible to their own ...
Their most distinctive characteristic is that they possess two colors of bioluminescence, meaning they can produce and emit two-colored light. Railroad worms have eleven pairs of luminescent organs.
They are non-thermal in origin, and the emission of biophotons is technically a type of bioluminescence, though the term "bioluminescence" is generally reserved for higher luminance systems (typically with emitted light visible to the naked eye, using biochemical means such as luciferin/luciferase).