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Sea sparkle

Scientific name: Noctiluca scintillans

Officially approvedEntity code: ENT-0447

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Noctiluca scintillans is a large dinoflagellate between 100 and 2000 micrometres in diameter, with spherical, balloon-like cells.

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3おさかな雑録 No.71 ノクチルカシンチランス (Noctiluca scintillans)SRC-DSC-4359809655

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1WoRMS environment annotations — 11 exact accepted species (2026-11-06)SRC-C540-B05-WORMS11-20261106
2Noctiluca scintillans feeding on prey of different nutrient quality (Scientific Reports 7:7622, 2017)SRC-DSC-7C290E8E9E
3おさかな雑録 No.71 ノクチルカシンチランス (Noctiluca scintillans)SRC-DSC-4359809655
4Fish kill incidents and harmful algal blooms in Omani waters (Agricultural and Marine Sciences 16(1), 2011)SRC-DSC-E28032A40E

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Approved version OWNER-REVIEW-20261108T212721087 · last approved 9 November 2026

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