Standards of evidence for bioluminescence in cockroaches

Merritt, David J.

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“…), and springtails (order Collembola, six-legged arthropods allied to insects) [26,71]. South American roaches Lucihormetica (Dictyoptera: Blaberidae) were once reported to be luminescent [72] but are actually fluorescent [73,74].…”

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“…Fluorescence seems ubiquitous in most, if not all, insect orders and occurs not only in the insect body but also in their eggs, egg cases, silks, exuviae and other products ( Figure 5) [41,48,49,73,75]. Fluorescent materials include pterin, flavin, and kynurenine derivatives, chitin, resilin, and luciferin (thiazole derivative), among many others [5,48,[76][77][78][79][80].…”

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Biofluorescence in Terrestrial Animals, with Emphasis on Fireflies: A Review and Field Observation

Jeng¹

2019

Bioluminescence - Analytical Applications and Basic Biology

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The mysterious world of biofluorescence in terrestrial ecosystems is mesmerizing. Though not as ubiquitous as in the ocean, it is not a rare phenomenon on land. Fluorescence occurs in all major phyla of terrestrial animals (Platyhelminthes, Mollusca, Annelida, Nematoda, Onychophora, Arthropoda, and Chordata) and their subgroups, with diverse fluorophores and performance. In this chapter, we make a general review on the fluorescence in terrestrial animals first, including their systematic distribution, research history, fluorophores, and proposed functions for each group among several other aspects. A systematic observation on the fluorescence of fireflies is reported for the first time. The co-occurrence of biofluorescence and bioluminescence in luminescent land snails, earthworms, potworms, millipedes, and fireflies is a fascinating issue. Though the biochemical mechanism of photogenesis is not fully understood in many terrestrial animals except fireflies, it appears that biofluorescence and bioluminescence do not have clear interaction during the light production process. However, fluorophores and luminophores are usually biochemically related and are different from the photogenic mechanism of jellyfish and several marine creatures whose ultimate light emission is made through energy transfer from bioluminescence to biofluorescence by green fluorescent protein (GFP) or its variants. The role of fluorescence is disputative. In general, nocturnal animals or animals having cryptic living styles, e.g., in earth or under shelters like tree bark or rocks, tend to exhibit UV fluorescence more frequently than animals that are diurnal or inhabit open environments. This pattern is evident in fireflies wherein only nocturnal and luminescent species exhibit noticeable UV fluorescence (likely from luciferin), which is dim or absent in diurnal or crepuscular fireflies. It is unlikely that occasionally induced UV fluorescence in natural environments can play a significant role in intra-or interspecific communication in fireflies or other nocturnal animals.

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Biofluorescence in Terrestrial Animals, with Emphasis on Fireflies: A Review and Field Observation

Jeng¹

2019

Bioluminescence - Analytical Applications and Basic Biology

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“…For the purpose of clarity, we follow the suggestion of Merritt (2013) and provide herein (Fig. 1a-c) a figure explicitly showing a difference in spectra and time-resolved fluorescence characteristics of the holotype.…”

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“…The presence of bioluminescent system in cockroaches (Zompro and Fritzche 1999) and in Lucihormetica luckae in particular has been contested in reply by Merritt (2013), based on the absence of direct evidence of bioluminescence in the original article (Vršanský et al 2012).…”

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“…The first and last objections in the comment of Merritt (2013) can be true as a single observation reports alight Lucihormetica verrucosa larvae, and, in culture, the adult apparently loses the capability of bioluminescence after some time period (M. Bartos, personal communication 2012). Our effort since the publication of our original article, when we have collected about a hundred of anecdotal records to observations of luminescence of diverse species of Lucihormetica spread throughout the northern half of South America, including two records from Ecuador and one record likely corresponding to a closely related species of L. luckae from Brazil (Curuça River, B. Pawlikowska, personal communication 2013), is also irrelevant because such massive evidence should result in a measured data of bioluminescence.…”

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Luminescent system of Lucihormetica luckae supported by fluorescence lifetime imaging

Vršanský

Chorvát

2013

Naturwissenschaften

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Eco-Evo Bioluminescence on Land and in the Sea

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Schultz

2014

Advances in Biochemical Engineering/Biotechnology

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This review discusses the evolution of bioluminescence organisms that inhabit various environments based on the current understanding of their unique ecologies and biochemistries. As shown here, however, there are still many unanswered questions regarding the functions and mechanisms of bioluminescence, which should be investigated in further studies. To facilitate future research in this field, we introduce our recent attempt, the bioluminescent organism DNA barcode initiative. This genetic reference library will provide resources for other scientists to efficiently identify unstudied bioluminescent organisms, focus their biochemical and genetic research goals, and will generally promote bioluminescence as a field of scientific study.

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Standards of evidence for bioluminescence in cockroaches

Cited by 4 publications

References 5 publications

Biofluorescence in Terrestrial Animals, with Emphasis on Fireflies: A Review and Field Observation

Biofluorescence in Terrestrial Animals, with Emphasis on Fireflies: A Review and Field Observation

Luminescent system of Lucihormetica luckae supported by fluorescence lifetime imaging

Eco-Evo Bioluminescence on Land and in the Sea

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