Phrixothrix hirtus
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Elateriformia |
| Family: | Phengodidae |
| Genus: | Phrixothrix |
| Species: | P. hirtus
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| Phrixothrix hirtus | |
Phrixothrix hirtus is a species of railroad worm found in Brazil.[2] It is the only terrestrial animal capable of naturally producing red bioluminescence. [3] Adults can be found in October and November.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Olivier, Ernest (1909). "Description d'un nouveau genre et d'une nouvelle espèce de Drilidae [Col.]". Bulletin de la Société Entomologique de France. 14 (20): 344–345. Bibcode:1909AnSEF..14..344O. doi:10.3406/bsef.1909.24597.
- ^ a b Viviani, Vadim R; Rosa, Simone P; Prado, Rogilene A; Pelentir, Gabriel F; de Souza, Daniel R; Reis, Raone M; Bechara, E J H; Costa, C (14 November 2023). "Inventory and ecological aspects of bioluminescent beetles in the Cerrado ecosystem and its decline around Emas National Park (Brazil)" (PDF). Annals of the Entomological Society of America. 116 (6): 386–403. doi:10.1093/aesa/saad029. ISSN 0013-8746. Retrieved 26 July 2025.
- ^ Bevilaqua, V. R.; Matsuhashi, T.; Oliveira, G.; Oliveira, P. S. L.; Hirano, T.; Viviani, V. R. (21 June 2019). "Phrixotrix luciferase and 6′-aminoluciferins reveal a larger luciferin phenolate binding site and provide novel far-red combinations for bioimaging purposes" (PDF). Scientific Reports. 9 (1) 8998. Springer Science and Business Media LLC. Bibcode:2019NatSR...9.8998B. doi:10.1038/s41598-019-44534-3. ISSN 2045-2322. Retrieved 26 July 2025.