TY - JOUR
AU - Swift, Elijah
AB -  and Numerous species of planktonic oceanic ostracods are reported to produce biolu- minescence (Rudyakov, 1967; Angel, 1972). For example, Angel (1972) listed 25 species of Conchoecia in which bioluminescence has been reported. Angel (1968) described the sites of secretion of bioluminescence for 11 I ostracod species and noted two distinct types of bioluminescence: luminous secretions exuded from glands, and luminescence re- tained within glands and usually associated with carapace processes or spines. Pyrocypris may be responsible for brilliant surface bioluminescent displays over large regions of the Indian Ocean (Tett and Kelly, 1973). Despite such observations of ostra- cod bioluminescent displays, there have been no reports of quantitative measures of the amount of light produced by oceanic ostracods. The aim of the research reported here was to measure the mechanically stim- ulated bioluminescence potential (Rudya- kov, 1968a) of the dominant planktonic os- tracods of the northern Sargasso Sea. MATERIALS AND METHODS Ostracods were collected in the Sargasso Sea in July 1986 using double oblique net tows (202-�m mesh, 0.5-m diameter) from the surface to 150 m at night. Individual ostracods were pipetted into 15-ml test tubes containing 6 ml of What man GF/F filtered sea water. The tubes were 
TI - BIOLUMINESCENT POTENTIAL AND VARIABILITY IN SOME SARGASSO SEA PLANKTONIC HALOCYPRID OSTRACODS
JO - Journal of Crustacean Biology
DO - 10.1163/193724088X00350
DA - 1988-01-01
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/brill/bioluminescent-potential-and-variability-in-some-sargasso-sea-ImfpMuqBNU
SP - 520
EP - 523
VL - 8
IS - 4
DP - DeepDyve
ER -