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Name the animal, which exhibits the phenomenon of bioluminescence. Mention the phylum to which it belongs.
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Solution
The phenomenon of production and emission of light by an organism as a result of a chemical reaction during which chemical energy is converted to light energy is called bioluminescence. Members of the phylum ctenophores like Ctenoplana, Velamen, Beroe, etc.
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Non Chordates (Invertebrata) - Phylum: Ctenophora
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