Dinoflagellates Trinidad
What are the conditions like in the deep sea? Physical: Biological: What are food sources for animals that live in the deep sea?
200 m 0 m 1000 m 2000 m 4000 m 6000 m dysphotic photic aphotic
Light Penetration in the Ocean Depth in meters 50 m 100m 150 m 200 m
0 m 1000 m 2000 m 4000 m 6000 m dysphotic photic aphotic What color of light will animals use?
Types of light production: 1.incandescence – light bulb 2.luminescence- fluorescence bulb What is the difference between these types of light? Bioluminescence: a chemical reaction
Give examples of organisms that are bioluminescent?
Evolution of Bioluminescence Fossilized bacteria 3.5 bya O 2 is toxic to some bacteria Convert O 2 to a nontoxic substance Light is a byproduct Benefit to some organisms
luciferase Luciferin + O 2 oxyluciferin + light Bioluminescence: Not found in freshwater organisms.
Bacterial Intrinsic Photobacterium
Photobacterium (symbiotic relationship) Achromabacteria (2 types of squid use bacteria, the rest (17) make their own) Beneckea (not associated with symbiotic relationship) Bacteria Vibrio fischeri
(bacterial) Light emitting organ
How do they get bacteria? organ open to exterior potentially continuous luminescence
Tunicate- Pyrosoma- bacterial symbiont (intracellular) Bacterial Symbiont
Squid Euprymna- squid hatches w/out bacteria; w/in hours it is infected w/natural populations of bacteria Bacterial photophores
Bacterial Photophores in Fish Ichthyococcus Anglerfish Pinecone fish flashlightfish ponyfish
Intrinsic photophores
Control of Bioluminescence Lid Vascular control Rotation of organ
What are the benefits & drawbacks of using bioluminescence?
Reproductive advantage Countershading Escape and avoid predation Species recognition Feeding In evolution
Hatchetfish
Some deep sea copepods are red in color. Why?
Malacosteus (dragonfish)
squids- looking for mates.
Some predators can lure prey by mimicking signals of prey. Other predators dangle a lure to attract prey.
mid-water squid releases a bioluminescent cloud to startle and confuse predators. Photoblepharon- blink and run method.
Duncecap or helmet jelly Periphylla periphylla
Bamboo coral Keratoisis flexibilis
Brittle Star, Ophiroidia
Ctenophore Dinoflagellate ostracod
pterapods
Coconut octopus Amphioctopus marginatus
Polychaete Tomopteris
Firefly squid
Deep sea glass squid Teuthowenia pellucida
Deep sea gulper Photophores on ventral surface
Deep sea viper fish
Black Devil Angler Fish lure
angler fish
Inquiry 1.Define bioluminescence. 2.Who produces bioluminescence? 3.What is the difference between intrinsic and bacterial bioluminescence? 4.What is the blink and run method? 5.What is countershading? 6.What is the evolutionary advantage of bioluminescence in bacteria?
7.What color is most common and why? 8. What advantages are there to producing red light? 9. How do fish control luminescence? 10. What triggers luminescence in dinoflagellates? 11. What are luciferin and luciferase?