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==''Pyrocystis fusiformis''== | ==''Pyrocystis fusiformis''== | ||
''Pyrocystis fusiformis'' is a Bioluminescent Dinoflagellate specie that grows up to 1mm. It is commonly found on surface layers of warm temperate and tropical seawaters. When disturbance in water, they emit blue light as a defense mechanism to avoid being eaten. ''"The actual mechanism used to produce the bright blue light emanated by marine dinoflagellates is one of the fastest cellular responses known to science. The time from stimulus to the emission of light is less than 20 milliseconds!"'' | ''Pyrocystis fusiformis'' is a Bioluminescent Dinoflagellate specie that grows up to 1mm. It is commonly found on surface layers of warm temperate and tropical seawaters. When disturbance in water, they emit blue light as a defense mechanism to avoid being eaten. ''"The actual mechanism used to produce the bright blue light emanated by marine dinoflagellates is one of the fastest cellular responses known to science. The time from stimulus to the emission of light is less than 20 milliseconds!"'' (Sarah Bottorff, 2017). | ||
''"The morphology of bioluminescence is just as versatile as its function, ranging from communication to predator-prey interactions and reproduction."'' (Lydia Kammler, 2013) | * ''"The morphology of bioluminescence is just as versatile as its function, ranging from communication to predator-prey interactions and reproduction."'' (Lydia Kammler, 2013) | ||
* ''"Luminescent dinoflagellates, [...] are sensitive to distinct toxins and are used as biosensors in such a way that a change in their light emission intensity, which depends on toxin concentrations, can be detected."'' (Lydia Kammler, 2013) | |||
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Pyrocystis fusiformis
Pyrocystis fusiformis is a Bioluminescent Dinoflagellate specie that grows up to 1mm. It is commonly found on surface layers of warm temperate and tropical seawaters. When disturbance in water, they emit blue light as a defense mechanism to avoid being eaten. "The actual mechanism used to produce the bright blue light emanated by marine dinoflagellates is one of the fastest cellular responses known to science. The time from stimulus to the emission of light is less than 20 milliseconds!" (Sarah Bottorff, 2017).
- "The morphology of bioluminescence is just as versatile as its function, ranging from communication to predator-prey interactions and reproduction." (Lydia Kammler, 2013)
- "Luminescent dinoflagellates, [...] are sensitive to distinct toxins and are used as biosensors in such a way that a change in their light emission intensity, which depends on toxin concentrations, can be detected." (Lydia Kammler, 2013)