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Bioluminescence in McMurdo Sound, Antarctica 1
Author(s) -
Raymond James A.,
DeVries Arthur L.
Publication year - 1976
Publication title -
limnology and oceanography
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.7
H-Index - 197
eISSN - 1939-5590
pISSN - 0024-3590
DOI - 10.4319/lo.1976.21.4.0599
Subject(s) - bioluminescence , dinoflagellate , copepod , sound (geography) , oceanography , biology , plankton , ecology , geology , crustacean
McMurdo Sound is inhabited by a number of bioluminescent organisms not previously described as bioluminescent. A dinoflagellate, two ostracods, a copepod, fish fecal pellets probably illuminated by bacteria, four polychaetes, a brittle star, a euphausiid, and a sponge illuminated by dinoflagellates are described. The dinoflagellate luminescence appeared to have a seasonal but not a circadian rhythm.
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