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Cavernularia obesa

Cavernularia obesa
Cavernularia obesa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Octocorallia
Order: Pennatulacea
Family: Veretillidae
Genus: Cavernularia
Species:
C. obesa
Binomial name
Cavernularia obesa

Cavernularia obesa is a species of marine cnidarians in the family Veretillidae.

Cavernularia obesa is widespread throughout the tropical waters of the Indo-Pacific area.[1] It is a bioluminescent organism whose light-emitter is composed of 2-(p-hydroxyphenylacetamido)-3-benzyl-5-(p-hydroxyphenyl)pyrazine.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Cavernularia obesa - Details". Encyclopedia of Life.
  2. ^ The light-emitter in bioluminescence of the sea cactus Cavernularia obesa. Osamu Shimomura, Shoji Inoue and Toshio Goto, Chemistry Letters, Vol. 4 (1975) No. 3, pages 247-248 doi:10.1246/cl.1975.247


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