Noctiluca scintillans is a marine species of dinoflagellate that can exist in a green or red form, depending on the pigmentation in its vacuoles Noctiluca scintillans (red) is a widely distributed heterotrophic dinoflagellate and a prominent red tide forming species It can be found worldwide, but its geographical distribution varies depending on whether it is green or red
This unicellular microorganism is known for its ability to bioluminesce, giving the water a bright blue glow seen at night The latest posts from @nyctiluna Hey u/nyctiluna, i am the automoderator, a bot that runs on r/selfie
I run automatically as a moderator, hence my name automod. The cell's close epicone in naked dinoflagellates, the anterior part of a dinokont cell above the cingulum The equivalent of an epitheca for thecate dinoflagellates Epicone and close hypocone in naked dinoflagellates, the posterior part of a dinokont cell above the cingulum
The equivalent of a hypotheca for thecate. Noctilucaceae click on the illustration to enlarge description Large unarmored, round or kidney shaped cells with a striated tentacle, one flagellum and a eukaryotic nucleus Cytoplasm may contain photosynthetic symbionts and gametes are gymnodinoid
