Tomopteris

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Tomopteris

Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Annelida
Class: Polychaeta
Order: Aciculata
Family: Tomopteridae
Johnston, 1865
Genus: Tomopteris
Eschscholtz, 1825[1]

Tomopteris is a genus of planktonic polychaete. If disturbed it can make a flurry of glowing sparks erupt from its parapodia, and it is one of the only marine creatures with yellow bioluminescence.[2]

[edit] References

  1. ^ http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=65460
  2. ^ http://www.lifesci.ucsb.edu/~biolum/organism/pictures/tomopteris.html


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