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    Noctiluca scintillans

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    Source-identified Noctiluca scintillans; Light micrograph of one cell, not a bioluminescent bloom. Framed for display
    Sea Sparkle · Maria Antónia Sampayo, Instituto de Oceanografia, Faculdade Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa · CC BY 3.0

    Classification in context

    Lineage

    1. LifeLife
    2. DomainEukaryota
    3. ClassDinophyceae
    4. OrderNoctilucales
    5. FamilyNoctilucaceae
    6. GenusNoctiluca
    7. SpeciesNoctiluca scintillans
    Advanced classification

    Complete source lineage, including intermediate ranks. The standard view uses Life and the eight principal ranks.

    1. cellular organisms cellular root
    2. Eukaryota domain
    3. Sar clade
    4. Alveolata clade
    5. Dinophyceae class
    6. Noctilucales order
    7. Noctilucaceae family
    8. Noctiluca genus
    9. Noctiluca scintillans species

    NCBI Taxonomy (2026-11-05 reconciled backbone) · Taxon source ↗

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    1 published profile in this branch.

    No direct child records in this snapshot.

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    Published profiles

    Source-identified Noctiluca scintillans; Light micrograph of one cell, not a bioluminescent bloom. Framed for display
    Species · Noctiluca

    Sea Sparkle

    Noctiluca scintillans

    Sea sparkle is a marine dinoflagellate whose populations can produce striking light displays. Despite being encountered in plankton surveys, it is a …