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Bioluminescence in Polynoid Scale Worms (Annelida: Polynoidae)

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Author(s):
Moraes, V, Gabriela ; Hannon, Mary Colleen [1] ; Soares, Douglas M. M. [2] ; Stevani, V, Cassius ; Schulze, Anja [1] ; Oliveira, Anderson G. [3]
Total Authors: 6
Affiliation:
[1] Texas A&M Univ, Dept Marine Biol, Galveston, TX 77553 - USA
[2] V, Univ Sao Paulo, Inst Quim, Dept Quim Fundamental, Sao Paulo - Brazil
[3] Moraes, Gabriela, V, Univ Sao Paulo, Inst Oceanog, Dept Oceanog Fis Quim & Geol, Sao Paulo - Brazil
Total Affiliations: 3
Document type: Review article
Source: FRONTIERS IN MARINE SCIENCE; v. 8, FEB 18 2021.
Web of Science Citations: 1
Abstract

Bioluminescence is widespread throughout the phylum Annelida and occurs in terrestrial and marine lineages. Among marine taxa, bioluminescence has been documented in eight families and anecdotally reported in six additional families. Although new bioluminescent systems have been recently described in annelids, there are still many other families whose light emission mechanisms have not been sufficiently studied. Some of these include luminescent species belonging to the Polynoidae family, also known as scale worms, whose iterations of dorsal elytra (scales) have the ability to emit intense light when stimulated. Depending on the degree of stimulation, some polynoids can autotomize these luminous elytra and posterior segments, which could potentially give them an advantage in evading attacks by predators. It is believed that Polynoidae bioluminescence is associated with a membrane enzyme known as ``polynoidin,{''} which was isolated during the early 1980s from Malmgrenia lunulata. However, the characterization and properties of this enzyme, as well as the chemical nature of its substrate or additional potential cofactors, have never been fully described and remain largely unknown. As such, this paper seeks to revisit previous research involving bioluminescence studies in Polynoidae, as well as the morphological, phylogenetic and ecological aspects related to this emission of light. (AU)

FAPESP's process: 17/22501-2 - Electronic chemiexcitation in biological systems: bioluminescence and photochemistry in the dark
Grantee:Etelvino José Henriques Bechara
Support Opportunities: Research Projects - Thematic Grants
FAPESP's process: 20/07600-7 - New luciferases and photoproteins in marine annelids (Annelida) and bioluminescent systems dependent on coelenterazine
Grantee:Anderson Garbuglio de Oliveira
Support Opportunities: Regular Research Grants
FAPESP's process: 19/25086-1 - Study on Harmothoe sp,. bioluminescence, Kinberg, 1856 and its ecological functions
Grantee:Gabriela Verruck de Moraes
Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Doctorate (Direct)
FAPESP's process: 18/22304-5 - Bioluminescence in marine worms (Annelida): molecular pathways and evolution
Grantee:Anderson Garbuglio de Oliveira
Support Opportunities: Regular Research Grants
FAPESP's process: 19/12605-0 - Bioluminescence of Fungi, Millipede and Marine Organisms: Chemical and Biological Aspects
Grantee:Douglas Moraes Mendel Soares
Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Post-Doctoral