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Scientific Name: Noctiluca scintillans Suriray 1816
Synonym: Noctiluca miliaris (Currently unaccepted)
Local/Bangla Name: Not Known
Photo: flickr
Classification:
Kingdom: Chromista
Phylum: Myzozoa
Class: Dinophyceae
Order: Noctilucales
Family: Noctilucaceae
Description:
Noctiluca scintillans is a unique athecate species with large, balloon-like and subspherical cells. These cells have a deep ventral groove housing a flagellum, a tooth, and a striated tentacle that extends backward. Unlike many dinoflagellates, it possesses only one flagellum, serving a role similar to the transverse flagellum in others. Reproduction occurs both asexually through binary fission and sexually via isogamete formation. Notably, the vegetative cell is diploid, while the gametes are haploid and display gymnodinioid characteristics with dinokaryotic nuclei.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Southeast Coast of Bay of Bengal, Bangladesh
Environment:
Marine
Main References:
Islam MT, Haider SMB, Md AS (2021) Phytoplankton assemblages in the south eastern coastal area of the Bay of Bengal, Bangladesh with special reference to environmental variables. Int J Fish Aquat Stud, 9, 42-54.
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