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IN a recent issue of NATURE (during May of the current year) Mr. Beddard, in referring to the phosphorescence of Microscolex (Photodrilus) and of Allolobophora foetida, suggests that this phenomenon is exhibited by the slime secreted by the epidermis. Will you allow me to mention my observation on a New Zealand worm that indicates that the matter is worthy of re-investigation?
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BENHAM, W. Phosphorescent Earthworms. Nature 60, 591 (1899). https://doi.org/10.1038/060591d0
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