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"Night Light" -- Nocti- (Night), -luca (light). Sometimes called "sea ghost" or "sea fire" because of their bioluminescence. Common name: "Sea Sparkle"
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Classification:
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Noctiluca miliaris Suriray (ex Lamarck 1816?); There are 3 of which 1 has been accepted taxonomically. Order Noctilucales; Family Noctilucaceae |
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Morphology: |
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Heterotrophic, colorless balloon-shaped cell, generally 0.5 – 2 mm diameter, with one tentacle.
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Habitat: |
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Marine plankton. Frequently forms blooms near the mouths of rivers. Global distribution. Examples from Puget Sound, WA USA; Eastern Tasmanian coast, AU; Nagasaki, JP. |
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References: |
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Guiry, M.D. and G.M. Guiry 2013. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. http://www.algaebase.org; searched on 2 November 2013. Lamarck, J.B.A.P. De 1816. Histoire naturelle des animaux sans vertèbres, présentant les caractères généraux et particuliers de ces animaux, leur distribution, leurs classes, leurs familles, leurs genres, et la citation des principales espèces qui s'y rapportent; précédée d'une introduction offrant la détermination des characteres essentiels de l'Aanimal , sa distinction du végétal et des autres corps naturels, enfin , l'eexposition des principes fondamentaux de la Zoologie. Tome second. pp. 1-568. Paris: Verdière, Libraire, quai des Augustins, No. 27. |
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