Noctiluca

See also: noctiluca

Translingual

Blue glow produced by a Noctiluca bloom

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• English:
  • (US) IPA^(key): /nɑk.tɪˈlu.kə/
  • Hyphenation: Noc‧ti‧lu‧ca

Proper noun

Noctiluca f

1. 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: Oxford University Press, December 2003.
• '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 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 Latin) IPA^(key): /nok.tiˈluː.ka/, [nɔkt̪ɪˈɫ̪uːkä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /nok.tiˈlu.ka/, [nokt̪iˈluːkä]
• Hyphenation: Noc‧ti‧lu‧ca

Proper noun

Noctilūca f sg (genitive Noctilūcae); first declension

1. (Roman mythology) Luna (deity of the Moon)
   • For quotations using this term, see Citations:Noctiluca.

Declension

First-declension noun, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Noctilūca
genitive	Noctilūcae
dative	Noctilūcae
accusative	Noctilūcam
ablative	Noctilūcā
vocative	Noctilūca

References

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