Noctiluca
See also: noctiluca
Translingual
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Blue glow produced by a Noctiluca bloom
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /nok.tiˈluː.ka/, [nɔk.tɪˈɫuː.ka]
- Hyphenation: Noc‧ti‧lu‧ca
Proper noun
Noctiluca f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Noctilucaceae – some bioluminescent Myzozoa predators.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Chromista - kingdom; Harosa - subkingdom; Halvaria - infrakingdom; Alveolata - superphylum; Miozoa - phylum; Myxozoa - subphylum; Dinozoa - infraphylum; Dinoflagellata - superclass; Noctilucea - class; Noctilucida - order; Noctilucaceae - family
Hyponyms
- (genus of Noctilucaceae): Noctiluca miliaris, Noctiluca scintillans (species)
References
- “noctiluca, n.”, in OED Online
, Oxford: Oxford University Press, December 2003. - Noctiluca at Encyclopedia of Life
- Noctiluca Suriray, 1836 on Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
Noctiluca on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Noctiluca on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Noctiluca on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /nok.tiˈluː.ka/, [nɔk.tɪˈɫuː.ka]
- Hyphenation: Noc‧ti‧lu‧ca
Proper noun
Noctilūca f (genitive Noctilūcae); first declension
References
- “noctiluca, n.”, in OED Online
, Oxford: Oxford University Press, December 2003.
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