Abstract:Bioluminescence is a common ecological trait among many marine organisms, including three shark families: Etmopteridae, Dalatiidae, and Somniosidae. The kitefin shark, Dalatias licha (Bonnaterre, 1788), from the Dalatiidae family is the largest known luminous vertebrate. This study compares the light organ ultrastructure of D. licha with that of Etmopterus spinax, the type species of Etmopteridae, to gain a deeper understanding of the light emission process and its evolutionary conservation within shark famili… Show more
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