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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 is a chemical reaction regulated by a gene or bacteria that enables living organisms to produce light naturally. Over 90 percent of marine organisms are bioluminescent -- algae ...
The bioluminescence used for counter-illumination can be either autogenic (produced by the animal itself, as in pelagic cephalopods such as Vampyroteuthis, Stauroteuthis, and pelagic octopuses in the Bolitaenidae [10]) or bacteriogenic (produced by bacterial symbionts).
The different properties of the squid's eyes allow it to see a variety of different light sources present in its habitat, primarily downwelling sunlight and bioluminescence. [3] H. heteropsis hatchlings are born with identical eyes of the same size and pigmentation. [3] As they develop, the left eye becomes larger and more pigmented. [3]
Margaret McFall-Ngai (born 1951) is an American animal physiologist and biochemist [1] best-known for her work related to the symbiotic relationship between Hawaiian bobtail squid, Euprymna scolopes and bioluminescent bacteria, Vibrio fischeri. Her research helped expand the microbiology field, primarily focused on pathogenicity and ...
The firefly squid inhabits the waters off the coast of Japan. [13] [14] The depth at which these squids can be found varies (300–400 m or 1,000–1,300 ft during the day, and 20–60 m or 70–200 ft during the night) over the course of a day, [14] as they are one of the several species of squid that participates in diel vertical migration.
Photo shot through a polarizing filter of a Cranchiidae sp from the Operation Deep Scope Expedition 2004. This squid, about four-inches across, uses transparency to hide from potential predators.
The neon flying squid (Ommastrephes bartramii), sometimes called the red flying squid, akaika, and red squid is a species of large flying squid in the family Ommastrephidae. They are found in subtropical and temperate oceanic waters globally. [3] The genus contains bioluminescent species. [4]