The Living Lantern of the Abyss
In short: The film explores the symbiotic relationship between deep-sea anglerfish and bioluminescent bacteria used for survival in the dark ocean.
A 1:40 short film in the series “Nature's Extremes”.
Sources used in this film: Smithsonian Ocean, “Bioluminescence”; Smithsonian Ocean, “Meet the Tiny Bacteria That Give Anglerfishes Their Spooky Glow”; National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI), “Characterization of the microbiome and bioluminescent symbionts across life stages of Ceratioid Anglerfishes of the Gulf of Mexico”; Academia.edu, “Diverse deep-sea anglerfishes share a genetically reduced luminous symbiont that is acquired from the environment”; JSTOR, “Client Challenge”.
Sources used in this film
- Smithsonian Ocean — Bioluminescence · View →
- Smithsonian Ocean — Meet the Tiny Bacteria That Give Anglerfishes Their Spooky Glow · View →
- National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) — Characterization of the microbiome and bioluminescent symbionts across life stages of Ceratioid Anglerfishes of the Gulf of Mexico · View →
- Academia.edu — Diverse deep-sea anglerfishes share a genetically reduced luminous symbiont that is acquired from the environment · View →
- JSTOR — Client Challenge · View →
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Sources
- Summary by Intellect · source: Smithsonian Ocean: Bioluminescence
- Also: Smithsonian Ocean: Meet the Tiny Bacteria That Give Anglerfishes Their Spooky Glow
- Also: National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI): Characterization of the microbiome and bioluminescent symbionts across life stages of Ceratioid Anglerfishes of the Gulf of Mexico
- Also: Academia.edu: Diverse deep-sea anglerfishes share a genetically reduced luminous symbiont that is acquired from the environment
- Also: JSTOR: Client Challenge
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