Foot-and-shouldered worm - Foot-and-shouldered worm

Japanese: アシビキツバサゴカイ - あしびきつばさごかい
Foot-and-shouldered worm - Foot-and-shouldered worm

…Light emission is caused by light-emitting cells scattered on the epidermis or by a group of light-emitting cells forming glands, and requires luciferin, luciferase, and very small amounts of iron. There are five species of Chaenidae known in Japan, including the sandworm and the foot-worm. Lugworm [Minoru Imajima]. …

*Some of the terminology that refers to the "foot-legged worm" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…発光には表皮にちらばった発光細胞によるものと,発光細胞が集まって腺となったものにより,ルシフェリン,ルシフェラーゼのほかにごく微量の鉄が必要である。ツバサゴカイ科にはスナタバムシ,アシビキツバサゴカイなど日本に5種類知られている。ゴカイ【今島 実】。…

※「アシビキツバサゴカイ」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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