Bioluminescence is the reaction that produces ligth with the reaction of enzymes like luciferine and luciferase in contact with oxigen and other key ingredients and Biofluoresence is the capacity to absorb ligth and release it in a different, dimmer color. The first kind of luminesence is common in the deep sea and in some invertebrates and the fluoresence is found in shallower waters.
The´re some parts of the seas were microbes glow when the water moves around them, the brigthest place to surf.
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