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Photographs of luminous organisms

Polycirrus_onibi

Polycirrus_onibi

発光種として2023年に新種記載されたオニビフサゴカイです。無数の触手が青白く妖艶に光ります。

Harmothoe sp.

Harmothoe sp.

マダラウロコムシの一種、鱗が緑色に光ります。光る鱗を剥がして捕食者の注意を逸らしたり、光りながら体の一部ごと切り離して泳ぐ囮として使ったりと器用です。下の動画もぜひご覧ください。

Mycena_chlorophos

Mycena_chlorophos

ヤコウタケ

Vargula hilgendorfii 1

Vargula hilgendorfii 1

Female Vargula filgendorfii with a parasite in its back.

Vargula hilgendorfii bioluminescence

Vargula hilgendorfii bioluminescence

Luciferin and luciferase were ejected from its upper lip (near mouth).

Pyrosoma sp.1

Pyrosoma sp.1

Pyrosoma bioluminescence

Pyrosoma bioluminescence

Leiognathid

Leiognathid

ヒメヒイラギ

Dragon fish

Dragon fish

Myctophid

Myctophid

Monocentris japonica

Monocentris japonica

マツカサウオ

Lantern fish at a market

Lantern fish at a market

Diaphus watasei ハダカイワシ

Lilyopsis fluoracantha

Lilyopsis fluoracantha

クダクラゲの一種

Light show of Luciola parvula

Light show of Luciola parvula

at Nagoya University

Luciola parvula

Luciola parvula

Prepupa of Luciola parvula express two luciferases, LpLuc1 and LpLuc2, showing yellow and green colors, respectively.

Pyrocoelia attripennis

Pyrocoelia attripennis

Female adult of P. attripennis lacks complete wings and looks like larva or pupae (known as neoteny).

Rhagophthalmus ohbai

Rhagophthalmus ohbai

Pyrocoelia atripennis pupae

Pyrocoelia atripennis pupae

A female pupa (left) is larger than a male pupa.

Paraspirobolus lucifugus

Paraspirobolus lucifugus

タカクワカグヤヤスデ

Odontosyllis undecimdonta

Odontosyllis undecimdonta

クロエリシリス

Odontosyllis undecimdonta bioluminescence 1

Odontosyllis undecimdonta bioluminescence 1

クロエリシリスの発光1

Odontosyllis undecimdonta bioluminescence 2

Odontosyllis undecimdonta bioluminescence 2

Chaetopteris

Chaetopteris

ツバサゴカイ

Poeobius measures

Poeobius measures

こう見えてゴカイの仲間

Lepidisis

Lepidisis

深海サンゴ

Funiclina Fluorescence

Funiclina Fluorescence

Atolla

Atolla

Poralia

Poralia

Diphyes_Fluorescence

Diphyes_Fluorescence

Periphylla periphylla

Periphylla periphylla

Pleurobrachia bachei

Pleurobrachia bachei

テマリクラゲは例外的に発光しないクシクラゲです。

Beroe cucumis

Beroe cucumis

Mnemiopsis leidyi

Mnemiopsis leidyi

Videos of Bioluminescence

Microscolex phosphoreus
ホタルミミズ

Beroe cucumis
ウリクラゲ

Harmothoe sp.
マダラウロコムシ

Plocamopherus tilesii
ヒカリウミウシ

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