List of bioluminescent organisms
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
Bioluminescence is the production of light by living organisms. This list of bioluminescent organisms is organized by environment, covering terrestrial, marine and microorganisms.
Terrestrial animals
- certain arthropods
- fireflies
- click beetles
- 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
- Anglerfish
- Cookiecutter shark[3]
- Flashlight fish
- Gulper eel
- Lanternfish
- Marine hatchetfish
- Midshipman fish
- Pineconefish
- Viperfish
- Black dragonfish
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
- The only land snail: Quantula striata, the only freshwater snail: Latia neritoides.
- Certain cephalopods
- Certain Octopuses
- Vampire squid
- Sepiolida
- Many Teuthida (squid)
- Colossal Squid
- Mastigoteuthidae
- Sparkling Enope Squid
Fungi
Main article: List of bioluminescent 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
References
- ↑ Geophilus carpophagus – a centipede – Family: Geophilidae. Plant Press. Retrieved on 20 October 2011.
- ↑ Myriapods: strange millipedes. 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.
- ↑ "Gasparich, Sara. The Concentration and Distribution of Bioluminescent Dinoflagellates in Vieques, Puerto Rico.". 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. Retrieved 29 January 2015.