Discovery of a glowing millipede in California and the gradual evolution of bioluminescence in Diplopoda

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Discovery of a glowing millipede in California and the gradual evolution of bioluminescence in Diplopoda

By Paul E. Marek, Wendy Moore
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, Vol 112 (20): 6419-6424, 2015
Cite: 1782958 with citation markup [cite:1782958]

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Quote: "The rediscovery of the Californian millipede Xystocheir bistipita surprisingly reveals that the species is bioluminescent."

Contributed by Iustin Cret on 27 February, 2020 - 8:46am

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