#8028. North American Fireflies Host Low Bacterial Diversity

October 2026publication date
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Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics;
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Abstract:
Although there are numerous studies of firefly mating flashes, lantern bioluminescence, and anti-predation lucibufagin metabolites, almost nothing is known about their microbiome. We therefore used 16S rRNA community amplicon sequencing to characterize the gut and body microbiomes of four North American firefly taxa: Ellychnia corrusca, the Photuris versicolor species complex, Pyractomena borealis, and Pyropyga decipiens. These firefly microbiomes all have very low species diversity, often dominated by a single species, and each firefly type has a characteristic microbiome.
Keywords:
Fireflies; Insects; Low-complexity communities; Microbial ecology; Microbiome; Mollicutes

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