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Meanings of Noctiluca miliaris in English

Large bioluminescent marine protozoan.

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        Science employs the same term: it calls it the lantern-bearer, Lampyris noctiluca, Lin.
        The Wonders of Instinct: Chapters in the Psychology of Insects
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        This result supported the recent hypothesis that canyons can funnel P. noctiluca blooms towards shore during upwelling.
        Pubmed
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        Large numbers of jellyfish (pelagia noctiluca) have been stranded over a three-month period along the west coast.
        The Irish Times
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        Specific FA biomarkers showed that the diet of P. noctiluca changed seasonally depending on the availability of living plankton or suspended detritus.
        Pubmed
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        This study quantifies the deterministic and stochastic components of environmental change that lead to outbreaks of the jellyfish Pelagia noctiluca in the Mediterranen Sea.
        Pubmed
        Usage of Noctiluca miliaris in English
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        Phosphorescence of the sea is a luminous glow emanating from millions of tiny marine organisms, mostly of the species known as Noctiluca miliaris.
        The Irish Times
        2
        "On the Structure of Noctiluca Miliaris" "Quarterly Journal Micr.
        Life and Letters of Thomas Henry Huxley — Volume 3