The newly-discovered bioluminescent Polycirrus worms were named after creatures from Japanese folklore and an influential marine biologist.
. For the reaction to occur, a species must contain luciferin – a molecule that produces light when it reacts with oxygen.
"Understanding these luminescence mechanisms contributes to medical and life science research. Bioluminescence is a treasure trove of interesting and unusual chemistry."Study authors Naoto Jimi and Manabu Bessho-Uehara discovered that all three of these new species emit a blue-violet light in their underwater environments. Jimi said they were amazed by the discovery and felt a sense of duty to document and classify them.
. "However, we later discovered what we thought was a single species of Polycirrus was actually three different species."After the discovery of the worms from different parts of Japan, the researchers opted to give them Japanese names. as a reference to their bluish-violet luminescence, the team said.
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