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Pelagia noctiluca is a jellyfish in the family Pelagiidae and the only currently recognized species in the genus Pelagia. [1] It is typically known in English as the mauve stinger, [3] [4] but other common names are purple-striped jelly (causing potential confusion with Chrysaora colorata), [5] purple stinger, purple people eater, [6] purple jellyfish, luminous jellyfish and night-light ...
Noctiluca scintillans is a marine species of dinoflagellate that can exist in a green or red form, depending on the pigmentation in its vacuoles.It can be found worldwide, but its geographical distribution varies depending on whether it is green or red.
It is suggested that many firefly larvae glow to repel predators; some millipedes glow for the same purpose. [59] Some marine organisms are believed to emit light for a similar reason. These include scale worms , jellyfish and brittle stars but further research is needed to fully establish the function of the luminescence.
Lightning bolts can be extremely dangerous yet hauntingly beautiful, and over the weekend, one photographer managed to capture video of a type of lightning that very few have ever seen. Around ...
A sea of ramen-like jellyfish took over a beach in Florida this week, and a photographer used her drone to catch the sight on video.
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Foxfire in the fungus Panellus stipticus Blue ocean glow caused by myriad tiny organisms, such as Noctiluca. Noctiluca scintillans, a bioluminescent dinoflagellate. Bioluminescence is the production of light by living organisms. This list of bioluminescent organisms is organized by the environment, covering terrestrial, marine, and microorganisms.
Jellyfish have a complex life cycle, and the medusa is normally the sexual phase, which produces planula larvae. These then disperse widely and enter a sedentary polyp phase which may include asexual budding before reaching sexual maturity. Jellyfish are found all over the world, from surface waters to the deep sea.