@article {361, title = {UV-Induced Fluorescence of Two Puerto Rican Endemic Arthropods: The Harvestman, Yunquenus portoricanus and the Millipede, Spirobolellus richmondi}, journal = {Life: The Excitement of Biology}, volume = {7}, year = {2019}, month = {16/10/2019}, pages = {22-30}, abstract = {

Two endemic arthropods, the harvestman, Yunquenus portoricanus, and the millipede, Spirobolellus richmondi, from a humid montane forest in Puerto Rico, are first reported to fluoresce when they are illuminated with ultraviolet light (360 nm). Both species are relatively small, nocturnal dwellers and have a dark exoskeleton, three attributes that make them almost imperceptible during night surveys using white lights. The use of UV illumination enhances the detection of these animals during field surveys.

}, keywords = {Biofluorescence, bioluminescense, biophosphorescense, Carite Forest, Diplopoda, Opiliones, Puerto Rico, Spirobolellus richmondi, Spirobolida, ultraviolet illumination, Yunquenus portoricanus}, issn = {2325-081X}, doi = {10.9784/LEB7(1)Laboy.01}, url = {https://blaypublishers.files.wordpress.com/2019/10/laboy.pdf}, author = {Eddie N. Laboy-Nieves and Jorge A. Santiago-Blay} }