Expression of bioluminescence in Amphipholis squamata (Ophiuroidea : Echinodermata) in presence of various organisms: a laboratory study
Deheyn, D.; Mallefet, J.; Jangoux, M. (2000). Expression of bioluminescence in Amphipholis squamata (Ophiuroidea : Echinodermata) in presence of various organisms: a laboratory study. J. Mar. Biol. Ass. U.K. 80(1): 179-180. https://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0025315499001733
In: Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom. Cambridge University Press/Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom: Cambridge. ISSN 0025-3154; e-ISSN 1469-7769, more
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Luminescence in Amphipholis squamata has only been observed from chemically stimulated individuals, and the present laboratory study assessed the natural expression of luminescence following interaction with co-occurring organisms. The luminescence occurred only in response to (mechanical) stimulus and ranged from weak to intense reaction depending on the contact organism. Only crustaceans triggered an intense luminescence. Brachial autotomy also occurred after prolonged interaction and the luminescence continued only from the autotomized arm, which could lure the crustacean. The study showed that A. squamata luminescence could be naturally stimulated by co-occurring organisms, and the light produced sufficiently intense to be detected. |
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