Noctiluca sp.
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| Taxonomic Group: | Dinoflagellate |
| Trophic Status: | Phagotrophic |
| Size Range: | 200-2000 ?m diameter (Dodge 1982); 200-1000 ?m diameter (Tomas 1997) |
| Key Characteristics: | Large unarmored sub-spherical to kidney-shaped inflated cell, not differentiated into epitheca and hypotheca; cingulum not discernible but sulcusis well developed as an oral groove; chloroplasts absent; cell with a striated tentacle; bioluminescent |
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| Toxin: | Unknown |