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
Confused With:
Toxin: Unknown