Occurrence of bioluminescent and nonbioluminescent species in the littoral earthworm genus Pontodrilus

Abstract Pontodrilus litoralis is a cosmopolitan littoral earthworm known to exhibit bioluminescence. Recently, a congeneric species, Pontodrilus longissimus, from Thailand was described. These species are sympatric, but their burrowing depths on Thai beaches are different. In this study, we examine...

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Main Authors: Teerapong Seesamut, Daichi Yano, José Paitio, Ikuhiko Kin, Somsak Panha, Yuichi Oba
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2021-04-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-87984-4