Lighting up the Oceans (5 of 5) (VIDEO)

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This video shows the following, in order of appearance: Pelagic worm (Tomopteris sp.) – yellow bioluminescence, a swimming jellyfish (Colobonema sp.), a comb jelly (Euplokamis sp.), a jellyfish (Periphylla periphylla), luminescent particles released by the comb jelly Euplokamis, a siphonophore (Nanomia cara), a scaleless black dragon fish (Melanostomias bartonbeani), a deep-sea shrimp (Janicella sp.) spewing bioluminescent chemicals out of its mouth, and an unidentified comb jelly. This video relates to an article that appeared in the May 7, 2010, issue of Science, published by AAAS. The study, by Dr. E.A. Widder at the Ocean Research and Conservation Association in Fort Pierce, Fla., is titled, "Bioluminescence in the Ocean: Origins of Biological, Chemical and Ecological Diversity."

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Video courtesy of Edith Widder

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