Vargula Tsujii

	Vargula Tsujii ''Vargula tsujii'' is a bioluminescent cypridinid ostracod found in southern California. It feeds on dead and decaying fish and invertebrates. Vargula tsujii is an important prey item of the plainfin midshipman fish (''Porichthys notatus''), as it is the source of luciferin Luciferin (from the Latin ''lucifer'', "light-bearer") is a generic term for the light-emitting compound found in organisms that generate bioluminescence. Luciferins typically undergo an enzyme-catalyzed reaction with molecular oxygen. The result ... for the bioluminescence seen in the fish. References Bioluminescent ostracods {{DISPLAYTITLE:''Vargula tsujii'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Bioluminescence Bioluminescence is the production and emission of light by living organisms. It is a form of chemiluminescence. Bioluminescence occurs widely in marine vertebrates and invertebrates, as well as in some fungi, microorganisms including some bioluminescent bacteria, and terrestrial arthropods such as fireflies. In some animals, the light is bacteriogenic, produced by symbiotic bacteria such as those from the genus ''Vibrio''; in others, it is autogenic, produced by the animals themselves. In a general sense, the principal chemical reaction in bioluminescence involves a light-emitting molecule and an enzyme, generally called luciferin and luciferase, respectively. Because these are generic names, luciferins and luciferases are often distinguished by the species or group, e.g. firefly luciferin. In all characterized cases, the enzyme catalyzes the oxidation of the luciferin. In some species, the luciferase requires other cofactors, such as calcium or magnesium ions, and somet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Cypridinidae Cypridinidae is a family of ostracods, containing the following genera: '' Amphisiphonostra'' Poulsen, 1962 '' Azygocypridina'' Sylvester-Bradley, 1950 '' Bathyvargula'' Kornicker, 1968 '' Codonocera'' Brady, 1902 '' Cypridina'' Milne-Edwards, 1840 '' Cypridinodes'' Brady, 1902 '' Doloria'' Skogsberg, 1920 '' Enewton'' Cohen & Morin, 2010 ''Gigantocypris The giant ostracod (''Gigantocypris'') or the giant seed shrimp is a genus of ostracod crustaceans in family Cypridinidae, and among the most well-known members of the class Ostracoda (together with '' Vargula hilgendorfii''). Its members are ...'' Skogsberg, 1920 '' Hadacypridina'' Poulsen, 1962 '' Isocypridina'' Kornicker, 1975 '' Jimmorinia'' Cohen & Kornicker ''in'' Cohen, Kornicker & Iliffe, 2000 '' Kornickeria'' Cohen & Morin, 1993 '' Lowrya'' Parker, 1998 '' Macrocypridina'' Skogsberg, 1920 '' Maristella'' Reda et al., 2019 '' Melavargula'' Poulsen, 1962 '' Metavargula'' Kornicker, 1970 '' Monopi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Plainfin Midshipman ''Porichthys notatus'' is a species of batrachoid toadfish. It is a member of the midshipman genus, ''Porichthys'', and is known by the common name plainfin midshipman. It is native to the eastern Pacific Ocean, where its distribution extends along the coast from Sitka, Alaska, to Magdalena Bay in southern Baja California.Froese, R. and D. Pauly, Eds''Porichthys notatus''.FishBase. 2011. Description This fish reaches up to in length. It is brownish to olive to iridescent purple dorsally, becoming lighter on the sides and yellowish/golden on the belly. Below the eye is a whitish patch and black crescent. A young individual may have a dark saddle-mark. ''P. notatus'' has wide pectoral fins and a narrow but rounded tail fin. Habitat and behavior Except when breeding, the typical habitats for this marine fish are sandy and muddy bottoms from shallow water just below the tide to depths of . Its diet includes crustaceans and fish. It is nocturnal, feeding at night and resting duri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Luciferin Luciferin (from the Latin ''lucifer'', "light-bearer") is a generic term for the light-emitting compound found in organisms that generate bioluminescence. Luciferins typically undergo an enzyme-catalyzed reaction with molecular oxygen. The resulting transformation, which usually involves splitting off a molecular fragment, produces an excited state intermediate that emits light upon decaying to its ground state. The term may refer to molecules that are substrates for both luciferases and photoproteins. Types Luciferins are a class of small-molecule substrates that react with oxygen in the presence of a luciferase (an enzyme) to release energy in the form of light. It is not known just how many types of luciferins there are, but some of the better-studied compounds are listed below. Because of the chemical diversity of luciferins, there is no clear unifying mechanism of action, except that all require molecular oxygen, The variety of luciferins and luciferases, their diver ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]