A Glowing Worm

An example of a Chaeteopterus Variopedatus that grows green 

There is a strange sea worm that has a cool party trick that amazes anyone who sees it. The Chaeteopterus Variopedatus also known as parchment tubeworm because of the paper like tubes it builds itself then lives in. These worms emit bioluminescent mucus that glows a beautiful blue color. Scientists are now one step closer to understanding how these worms make the bioluminescent glow. These worms, found in shallow, sandy, seafloors around the world is get apart from other glow worms because of the unique glow they emit. Any parchment tubeworm that does possess bioluminescent at those depths glow green, not blue. "Shallow water is much more complex than deep water from a physical standpoint, and green is what organisms see best," Dmitri Deheyn, a biologist at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography said. Until now, nobody has done real research into why these organisms glow blue. Deheyn is now conducting experiments to determine these causes. They initially found that these worms, unlike any other bioluminescent worms, do not need oxygen, Light is produced when two chemicals react with oxygen so when there is no oxygen it can contribute to the blue color. In a second experiment the scientists found that riboflavin plays an important roll in the light production however they do not know why yet. The team has yet to discover why or how these worms emit a blue like but research will continue.

http://www.foxnews.com/science/2013/11/17/ocean-glow-stick-sea-worm-emits-strange-blue-glow/