Bioluminescence is the production of light by living organisms. This list of bioluminescent organisms is organized by environment, covering terrestrial, marine and microorganisms.
Terrestrial animals
- certain arthropods
- fireflies
- click beetle specific type
- glow worms
- railroad worms
- certain mycetophilid flies
- certain centipedes such as Geophilus carpophagus
- certain millipedes such as Motyxia
- a terrestrial mollusc (a tropical land snail)
- Quantula striata
- annelids
Marine animals
Fish
- Anglerfish (actually symbiotic bacteria)
- Cookiecutter shark
- Catshark
- Flashlight fish
- Gulper eel
- Lanternfish
- Marine hatchetfish
- Midshipman fish
- Pineconefish
- Viperfish
- Black dragonfish
Invertebrates
- Many cnidarians
- Sea pens
- coral
- Aequorea victoria, a jellyfish
- Certain Ctenophores or "comb jellies"
- Certain echinoderms (e.g. Ophiurida)
- Certain crustaceans
- Ostracods
- Copepods
- Krill
- Two species of chaetognaths
- Certain molluscs
- Certain clams, bivalves
- Certain nudibranchs, sea slugs
- few sea snails, such as Hinea brasiliana
- The only land snail: Quantula striata
- The only freshwater snail: Latia neritoides
- Certain cephalopods
- Certain Octopuses
- Bolitaenidae
- Vampire squid
- Sepiolida
- Many Teuthida (squid)
- Colossal Squid
- Mastigoteuthidae
- Firefly squid
- Certain Octopuses
Fungi
Bacteria
- Photorhabdus luminescens
- Certain species of the family Vibrionaceae (e.g. Vibrio fischeri, Vibrio harveyi, Photobacterium phosphoreum)
- Certain species of the family Shewanellaceae, (e.g. Shewanella hanedai and Shewanella woodyi)
Other microorganisms
- Protists
- Certain Dinoflagellates (e.g. Noctiluca scintillans, Pyrodinium bahamense, Pyrocystis fusiformis and Lingulodinium polyedrum