Eco-Evo Bioluminescence on Land and in the Sea

Oba, Yuichi; Schultz, Darrin T.

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“…Bioluminescence has evolved multiple times within a broad range of bacterial, protist, fungal, and animal lineages, and is used in diverse contexts [ 29 ]. On land, bioluminescence is most common among insects: “glowworm” larvae of some fungus gnats use bioluminescent lures to attract prey [ 30 ], while four families of beetles, including the firefly family Lampyridae, have separately evolved a diverse range of light signals and signaling behavior [ 31 , 32 ].…”

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Short- and mid-wavelength artificial light influences the flash signals of Aquatica ficta fireflies (Coleoptera: Lampyridae)

2018

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Urbanization can radically disrupt natural ecosystems through alteration of the sensory environment. Habitat disturbances are predicted to favor behaviorally flexible species capable of adapting to altered environments. When artificial light at night (ALAN) is introduced into urban areas, it has the potential to impede reproduction of local firefly populations by obscuring their bioluminescent courtship signals. Whether individual fireflies can brighten their signals to maintain visibility against an illuminated background remains unknown. In this study, we exposed male Aquatica ficta fireflies to diffused light of varying wavelength and intensity, and recorded their alarm flash signals. When exposed to wavelengths at or below 533 nm, males emitted brighter signals with decreased frequency. This is the first evidence of individual-level light signal plasticity in fireflies. In contrast, long wavelength ambient light (≥ 597 nm) did not affect signal morphology, likely because A. ficta cannot perceive these wavelengths. These results suggest long wavelength lighting is less likely to impact firefly courtship, and its use in place of broad spectrum white lighting could augment firefly conservation efforts. More generally, this study demonstrates benefits of bioluminescent signal plasticity in a “noisy” signaling environment, and sheds light on an important yet understudied consequence of urbanization.

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Short- and mid-wavelength artificial light influences the flash signals of Aquatica ficta fireflies (Coleoptera: Lampyridae)

2018

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“…Gastropod bioluminescence is observed in some marine nudibranchs, tiny marine snails Angiola , Hinea and Melanella , the land snail Quantula striata and the freshwater limpet Latia neritoides . Studies on the bioluminescence mechanisms in these luminous gastropods are very limited except for L. neritoides .…”

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“…Arthropoda contains huge numbers of luminous species, especially in crustaceans and hexapods, which constitute about 25% of all genera comprising luminous species . On the other hand, a few luminous species have been reported only in Chilopoda (centipedes) and Diplopoda (millipedes) if crustaceans and hexapods are excluded .…”

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“…Bioluminescent organisms are found in 800 genera of ca . 13 phyla . Each group uses an independent bioluminescence system; in other words, they evolved their bioluminescent traits independently in their lineages.…”

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“…We also do not approach the biological function and evolution of the bioluminescence. These aspects have been reviewed in the recent papers .…”

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Selected Least Studied but not Forgotten Bioluminescent Systems

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Bioluminescence is a form of chemiluminescence generated by luminous organisms. Luminous taxa have currently been reported from about 800 genera and probably over 10 000 species in the world. On the other hand, their bioluminescent systems, including chemical structures of luciferins/chromophores and the genes encoding luciferases/photoproteins, have been elucidated from only a few taxonomic groups, for example beetles, bacteria, dinoflagellates, ostracods and some cnidarians. Research efforts to understand unknown bioluminescence systems are being conducted around the world, and recently, for example, novel luciferin structures of luminous enchytraeid potworms and fungi were identified by the authors. In this study, we review the current status and perspectives, in the context of postgenomic era, of most likely novel but less-revealed bioluminescence systems of ten selected organisms: earthworm, parchment tubeworm, fireworm, scaleworm, limpet, millipede, brittle star, acorn worms, tunicate and shark, which indeed are the next focus of our international collaboration.

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Eco-Evo Bioluminescence on Land and in the Sea

Cited by 21 publications

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Short- and mid-wavelength artificial light influences the flash signals of Aquatica ficta fireflies (Coleoptera: Lampyridae)

Short- and mid-wavelength artificial light influences the flash signals of Aquatica ficta fireflies (Coleoptera: Lampyridae)

Selected Least Studied but not Forgotten Bioluminescent Systems

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