Biology:Emplectonema kandai
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Short description: Species of ribbon worm
| Emplectonema kandai | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Nemertea |
| Class: | Enopla |
| Order: | Hoplonemertea |
| Family: | Emplectonematidae |
| Genus: | Emplectonema |
| Species: | E. kandai
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| Binomial name | |
| Emplectonema kandai Kato, 1939
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Emplectonema kandai is a marine ribbon worm, found in the Aomori Bay at a depth of 35–40 meters, and coiled up on Chelyosoma sea squirts.[1] They are reddish orange in color. They have many eyes. They vary in length, from 53–115 cm, and are about 0.5-0.7 mm in diameter, when they are stretched. It is the only currently known bioluminescent member of the genus Emplectonema, and furthermore is currently the only known bioluminescent ribbon worm.[2] E. kandai flash brilliantly in an internal (non-secreted) luminescence, but only on stimulation. The stimulus may be mechanical, chemical, thermal or electrical. The color of their luminescence is whitish-green.
References
- ↑ Kanda, Sakyo (1939). "The Luminescence of a Nemertean, Emplectonema kandai, Kato". Biological Bulletin 77 (2): 166–173. doi:10.2307/1537919. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/part/12226.
- ↑ Haddock, Steven H.D.; Moline, Mark A.; Case, James F. (2010). "Bioluminescence in the Sea". Annual Review of Marine Science 2 (1): 443–493. doi:10.1146/annurev-marine-120308-081028. ISSN 1941-1405. PMID 21141672. Bibcode: 2010ARMS....2..443H.
Wikidata ☰ Q2855062 entry
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