STUDY ON ATP-DEPENDENT LUMINESCENCE REACTION OF THE ARM LIGHT ORGANS OF THE LUMINOUS SQUID WATASENIA SCINTILLANS

摘要

@@INTRODUCTIoNThe mollusk Watasenia scintillans iS a small bioluminescent deep-sea squid.The squid has three black-pigmented light organs (<1 mm diameter) on the tip of the fourth pair of ventral arms and the light emission from the arm light organs is extremely bright when stimulated.