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Bioluminescent sea slug discovered in the deep sea swims through the ocean's midnight zone
and lights up with brilliant bioluminescence. The team published a description of the animal, nicknamed the "mystery mollusk," in the journal Deep-Sea Research Part I. "Thanks to MBARI's advanced ...
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Glowing Sea Creatures Have Been Lighting Up the Oceans for More Than Half a Billion Years
DeLeo and colleagues also expect that the earliest glowing octocorals originated in shallow waters before later expanding into the deep sea. “I feel this paper presents a compelling case for one ...
Where to see the world’s brightest bioluminescent tides
Watching phytoplankton illuminate the world's shores is an otherworldly experience. With a bit of luck and perseverance, ...
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Deep-sea shrimp have evolved enhanced vision for the bioluminescent world
The deep sea is a dark place, with the only light coming from animals that glow (bioluminescence) and occasional faint glimmers from the surface above. Led by biologist Danielle DeLeo, this new FIU ...
Anglerfish — or folk hero? Why this 6-inch deep-sea fish won over the internet’s hearts
"This could be the first recorded sighting in the world of an adult black devil or abyssal anglerfish (Melanocetus johnsonii) ...
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Luciferase: A Powerful Bioluminescent Research Tool
View Full Profile. Learn about our Editorial Policies. Although bioluminescence has been observed for many centuries, its application in biomedicine is relatively recent. Scientists traced back the ...
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Fishes of the deep sea
This is the only fish that produces red bioluminescence Many deep-sea creatures give out blue light called bioluminescence - but the stoplight loosejaw emits red light as well. This light is invisible ...