Publication detail

A study on bioluminescence and photoluminescence in the earthworm Eisenia lucens

Pes, O. Midlik, A. Schlaghamersky, J. Zitnan, M. Taborsky, P.

Original Title

A study on bioluminescence and photoluminescence in the earthworm Eisenia lucens

Type

journal article in Web of Science

Language

English

Original Abstract

Eisenia lucens is an earthworm living in the organic soil layer of decomposing wood. When irritated, the worm expels coelomic fluid through pores in its body wall, exhibiting blue-green bioluminescence. The mechanism of the bioluminescence, which seems to be different from other bioluminescence systems of terrestrial animals, has been studied in this work. Many lines of evidence indicate that riboflavin stored in coelomycetes plays an important role in this glowing reaction.

Keywords

bioluminiscence, coelomic fluid, earthworm

Authors

Pes, O.; Midlik, A.; Schlaghamersky, J.; Zitnan, M.; Taborsky, P.

Released

29. 1. 2016

Publisher

ROYAL SOC CHEMISTRY

Location

CAMBRIDGE

ISBN

1474-905X

Periodical

PHOTOCHEMICAL & PHOTOBIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Year of study

15

Number

2

State

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Pages from

175

Pages to

180

Pages count

6

URL

https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2016/PP/C5PP00412H#!divAbstract

BibTex

@article{BUT170357,
  author="Pes, O. and Midlik, A. and Schlaghamersky, J. and Zitnan, M. and Taborsky, P.",
  title="A study on bioluminescence and photoluminescence in the earthworm Eisenia lucens",
  journal="PHOTOCHEMICAL & PHOTOBIOLOGICAL SCIENCES",
  year="2016",
  volume="15",
  number="2",
  pages="175--180",
  doi="10.1039/c5pp00412h",
  issn="1474-905X",
  url="https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2016/PP/C5PP00412H#!divAbstract"
}