List of bioluminescent organisms
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Bioluminescence is the production of light by living organisms. The environment organizes this list of bioluminescent organisms, covering terrestrial, marine, and microorganisms.
- Certain arthropods
- Coleoptera (beetles)
- Lampyridae (Fireflies)
- Phengodidae (Glowworm beetles)
- Rhagophthalmidae
- Sinopyrophoridae
- Certain Elateridae (Click beetles)
- Diptera (true flies)
- Certain keroplatid fungus gnats
- Myriapoda
- Certain centipedes
- Certain millipedes
- Coleoptera (beetles)
- Some land snails[3]
- Quantula striata
- Quantula weinkauffiana
- Genus Phuphania
- Annelids
- Octochaetus multiporus
- Microscolex phosphoreus[4]
- Pontodrilus litoralis[4]
Marine animals
Fish
- Anglerfish
- Gulper eel
- Lanternfish
- Stomiiformes
- Midshipman fish
- Pineconefish
- Lanterneye fish
- Some Squaliformes
Invertebrates
- A deep-sea species of carnivorous sponge (Cladorhizidae)[6]
- Many Cnidarians
- Certain Ctenophores (comb jellies)
- Some Tunicates:
- Certain echinoderms (e.g. Ophiurida)
- Many Crustaceans:[12][13][14]
- Seed shrimp (Myodocopa)
- Copepods
- Lophogastrids (Gnathophausia)
- Amphipods
- Krill
- Decapods (shrimp and prawn)
- Genus Heterocarpus
- Two species of Chaetognaths (arrow worms)
- Annelida
- Genus Tomopteris
- Genus Swima
- Certain polynoids
- Mollusca
- Certain Bivalves (clams)
- Certain Nudibranchs (sea slugs)
- Certain sea snails
- Many Cephalopods
Freshwater animals
- Latia, a genus of four species of freshwater snail