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. 1987 May;1(3):147-63.
doi: 10.1002/bio.1170010303.

Systematic distribution of bioluminescence in living organisms

P J Herring  1
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Systematic distribution of bioluminescence in living organisms

P J Herring. J Biolumin Chemilumin. 1987 May.

Abstract

A list of the genera of living organisms known or believed to contain luminous species is provided in the Appendix, in a systematic context. The constraints on the accuracy of such a list and some aspects of the apparent distribution of bioluminescence are discussed.

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