Drilaster axillaris

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Drilaster axillaris
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Elateriformia
Family: Lampyridae
Genus: Drilaster
Species:
D. axillaris
Binomial name
Drilaster axillaris
Kiesenwetter, 1879

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

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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.

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 (2019-11-01). Jordal, Bjarte (ed.). "Higher-Level Phylogeny and Reclassification of Lampyridae (Coleoptera: Elateroidea)". Insect Systematics and Diversity. 3 (6). Oxford University Press (OUP). doi:10.1093/isd/ixz024. ISSN   2399-3421.
  2. ↑ Oba, Yuichi; Yoshida, Mayumi; Shintani, Takeru; Furuhashi, Mana; Inouye, Satoshi (2012). "Firefly luciferase genes from the subfamilies Psilocladinae and Ototretinae (Lampyridae, Coleoptera)". Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part B: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. 161 (2). Elsevier BV: 110–116. doi:10.1016/j.cbpb.2011.10.001. ISSN   1096-4959. PMID   22008901.
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