List of bioluminescent organisms

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

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

Terrestrial animals

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Marine animals

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Artist's rendering of Antarctic krill

Fish

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Invertebrates

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Freshwater animals

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  • Latia, a genus of four species of freshwater snail

Fungi

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Bacteria

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Other microorganisms

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References

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  2. ^ Myriapods: strange millipedes Archived 2 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine. Herper.com. Retrieved on 20 October 2011.
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  13. ^ Shimomura, Osamu; Yampolsky, Ilia V. (6 June 2019). Bioluminescence: Chemical Principles And Methods (3rd ed.). World Scientific. ISBN 978-981-327-712-0.
  14. ^ Santhanam, Ramasamy (16 June 2022). Bioluminescent Marine Plankton. Bentham Science Publishers. ISBN 978-981-5050-21-9.
  15. ^ "Gasparich, Sara. The Concentration and Distribution of Bioluminescent Dinoflagellates in Vieques, Puerto Rico" (PDF). 20th Annual Keck Symposium. Retrieved 13 December 2012.
  16. ^ 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.
  17. ^ Latz, Michael; Nauen, Jennifer; Rohr, Jim (2004). "Bioluminescence response of four species of dinoflagellates to fully developed pipe flow". Journal of Plankton Research. 26 (12). J. Plankton Res.: 1529–1546. doi:10.1093/plankt/fbh141. Retrieved 28 February 2024.