Is there any indication that fluorescent species are more than incidental? Can some species "see" in the ultraviolet range? David Kirsh Durham, NC On Mon, 13 Jan 2003 12:59:50 -0500 bivalve <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > There is an old record (1800's) of > bioluminescence by an endolithic bivalve, but I > do not recall whether this has been verified. > > In addition to the more normal approach of body > bioluminescence (due in at least some cases to > symbiotic bacteria), I believe at least one > deepsea cephalopod has bioluminescent ink, > presumably confusing to predators. > > Fluorescent patterns are quite common. Often > fossils will still show a color pattern under > UV light despite looking plain white or brown > in ordinary light. > > Dr. David Campbell > Old Seashells > University of Alabama > Biodiversity & Systematics > Dept. Biological Sciences > Box 870345 > Tuscaloosa, AL 35487-0345 USA > [log in to unmask] > > That is Uncle Joe, taken in the masonic regalia > of a Grand Exalted Periwinkle of the Mystic > Order of Whelks-P.G. Wodehouse, Romance at > Droitgate Spa >