Drilaster axillaris explained

Drilaster axillaris is a species of firefly in the subfamily Ototretinae.[1]

Description

The luciferase of Drilaster axillaras has been cloned and recombinantly expressed, and has an luminescent emission maximum of 545 nm.[2]

Range

Drilaster axillaris is found in Japan.

Notes and References

  1. Martin . Gavin J . Stanger-Hall . Kathrin F . Branham . Marc A . Da Silveira . Luiz F L . Lower . Sarah E . Hall . David W . Li . Xue-Yan . Lemmon . Alan R . Moriarty Lemmon . Emily . Bybee . Seth M . Jordal . Bjarte . Higher-Level Phylogeny and Reclassification of Lampyridae (Coleoptera: Elateroidea) . Insect Systematics and Diversity . Oxford University Press (OUP) . 3 . 6 . 2019-11-01 . 2399-3421 . 10.1093/isd/ixz024 .
  2. Oba . Yuichi . Yoshida . Mayumi . Shintani . Takeru . Furuhashi . Mana . Inouye . Satoshi . Firefly luciferase genes from the subfamilies Psilocladinae and Ototretinae (Lampyridae, Coleoptera) . Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part B: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology . Elsevier BV . 161 . 2 . 2012 . 1096-4959 . 10.1016/j.cbpb.2011.10.001 . 110–116. 22008901 .

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