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Bioluminescence
Bioluminescence
is the production and emission of
light
by a living
organism
. It is a form of
chemiluminescence
. Bioluminescence occurs widely in marine
vertebrates
and
invertebrates
, as well as in some
fungi
, microorganisms including some
bioluminescent bacteria
and terrestrial invertebrates such as
fireflies
. In some animals, the light is produced by
symbiotic
organisms such as
Vibrio
bacteria.
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