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What is noctiluca? |
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Answer» Noctiluca scintillans, commonly known as the\xa0sea sparkle\xa0and also published as\xa0Noctiluca miliaris, is a free-living, marine-dwelling species of\xa0dinoflagellate\xa0that exhibits\xa0bioluminescence\xa0when disturbed (popularly known as\xa0mareel). Its bioluminescence is produced throughout the\xa0cytoplasm\xa0of this single-celled\xa0protist, by a\xa0luciferin-luciferase\xa0reaction in thousands of spherically shaped\xa0organelles, called\xa0scintillons. Noctiluca scintillans, commonly known as the\xa0sea sparkle\xa0and also published as\xa0Noctiluca miliaris, is a free-living, marine-dwelling species of\xa0dinoflagellate\xa0that exhibits\xa0bioluminescence\xa0when disturbed (popularly known as\xa0mareel). Its bioluminescence is produced throughout the\xa0cytoplasm\xa0of this single-celled\xa0protist, by a\xa0luciferin-luciferase\xa0reaction in thousands of spherically shaped\xa0organelles, called\xa0scintillons. |
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