Noctiluca

== Translingual == === 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 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 Category: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): [nɔk.tɪˈɫuː.ka] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [nok.tiˈluː.ka] 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. === References === “noctiluca, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, December 2003.