Abstract
This chapter deals with the different types of luminescence:
chemiluminescence, photoluminescence, fluorescence, phosphorescence, and
bioluminescence; types of bioluminescence viz. extra cellular luminescence, intrinsic
luminescence and extrinsic luminescence (bacterial luminescence); distribution of
bioluminescence in different groups of marine plankton such as dinoflagellates,
crustaceans, cnidarians, ctenophores and tunicates; biological functions of
bioluminescence; interactions among luminescent marine zooplankton and fish; and
commercial and therapeutic applications of bioluminescence.
Keywords: Applications of bioluminescence, Bioluminescent marine life, Cold living light, Extrinsic luminescence, Intrinsic luminescence.
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