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, involved in red tides.
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 scintillans - sole accepted species
References
- “noctiluca, n.”, in OED Online
, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, December 2003. - Noctiluca at Encyclopedia of Life
- Noctiluca Suriray, 1836 at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
Noctiluca on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Noctiluca on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Noctiluca on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Noctiluca at National Center for Biotechnology Information
- Noctiluca at Encyclopedia of Life
- Noctiluca at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- Noctiluca at World Register of Marine Species
- Noctiluca at AlgaeBase
Latin
Etymology
From Latin noctilūca (“something which shines by night”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /nok.tiˈluː.ka/, [nɔkt̪ɪˈɫ̪uːkä]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /nok.tiˈlu.ka/, [nokt̪iˈluːkä]
- Hyphenation: Noc‧ti‧lu‧ca
Proper noun
Noctilūca f sg (genitive Noctilūcae); first declension
- (Roman mythology) Luna (deity of the Moon)
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:Noctiluca.
Declension
First-declension noun, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Noctilūca |
| Genitive | Noctilūcae |
| Dative | Noctilūcae |
| Accusative | Noctilūcam |
| Ablative | Noctilūcā |
| Vocative | Noctilūca |
References
- “noctiluca, n.”, in OED Online , Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, December 2003.