Noctiluca

See also: noctiluca

Translingual

Blue glow produced by a Noctiluca bloom

Etymology

1836, from Latin noctilūca (“something which shines by night”).

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

Etymology

From Latin noctilūca (“something which shines by night”).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /nok.tiˈluː.ka/, [nɔk.tɪˈɫuː.ka]
Hyphenation: Noc‧ti‧lu‧ca

Proper noun

Noctilūca f (genitive Noctilūcae); first declension

(Roman mythology) Luna (deity of the Moon)
- For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:Noctiluca.

References

“noctiluca, n.”, in OED Online , Oxford: Oxford University Press, December 2003.

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