Reported Bioluminescent Organisms on Land and in the Sea

Bioluminescence producing living organisms produce light and utilize it for vital functions ranging from camouflage, illumination, mimicry, attracting prey, attracting mates, for protection and it may be most common form of communication on the planet. bioluminescence responsible genes are not related in bacteria, algae, fishes, beetles and others because it has evolved independently many times. The extensively studied bacterial symbionts are in genus vibrio Certain species of family Vibrionaceae showing bioluminescence are (Vibrio fischeri, Vibrio harveyi) vibrio fischeri lives in symbiotic relation with loliginid squid and monocentrid fish. Bioluminescence in Dinoflagellates: After fireflies, dinoflagellates are the most commonly seen bioluminescent organism. [...]they produce luciferin on their own. Assays using bacterial bioluminescence for the detection and classification of microbes is rapid, sensitive, accurate and specific. while exploring potential new application such as creating plants that luminesce when they need water, the light producing organs in bioluminescent organisms are being explored by industrial designers. integrated bioluminescence could perhaps one day be used to reduce the need for street lighting, or decorative lighting24.