A brittle star is born: Ontogeny of luminous capabilities in Amphiura filiformis.

Bioluminescence is the production of visible light by living organisms thanks to a chemical reaction, implying the oxidation of a substrate called luciferin catalyzed by an enzyme, the luciferase. The luminous brittle star Amphiura filiformis depends on coelenterazine (i.e., the most widespread luci...

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Main Authors: Constance Coubris, Laurent Duchatelet, Sam Dupont, Jérôme Mallefet
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2024-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0298185&type=printable
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