Linking peak intensity of mechanically stimulated bioluminescence and cell surface area in dinoflagellates.

ABSTRACT: Mechanically stimulated bioluminescence (MSL) is present in most planktonic clades and marine ecosystems. The first flash kinetic parameters (FFKPs) and spectral properties are often species specific, making MSL a powerful tool for in situ ID and biodiversity assessments. The peak intensity (PI) of mechanically stimulated bioluminescence was measured for five species of dinoflagellates: Alexandrium monilatum, Lingulodinium polyedra, Pyrocystis fusiformis, Pyrocystis noctiluca and Pyrodinium bahamense. Peak intensity was assessed with respect to organism cell surface area and volume, building upon Seliger's rule, where previously a relationship was found linking cell surface area and total mechanically stimulated light (TMSL) ( Buskey and Swift, 1990). These dinoflagellate species were chos

SUBMITTER: Letendre F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12486207 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature