Noctiluca pacifica Giglioli 1870
Publication Details
Noctiluca pacifica Giglioli 1870: 115
Published in: Giglioli, E.H. (1870). La fosforescenza del mare. Bollettino della Società Geografica Italiana 4 [IV]: 105-128.
Request PDFPublication date: Dec 31 1870
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Noctiluca is Noctiluca miliaris Suriray.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Noctiluca scintillans (Macartney) Kofoid & Swezy.
Type Information
osservata nel Pacifico sulle coste dell' Australia e dell' America meridionale [observed in the Pacific on the coasts of Australia and South America]; (: 115) Enrico Hillyer Giglioli; Plankton; Notes: Enrico Hillyer Giglioli, Naturalist on Italian warship Magenta which circumnavigated 1865-1868
Origin of Species Name
Adjective A (Latin), pertaining to the Pacific Ocean.
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 08 March 2015 by Salvador Valenzuela Miranda.
Last updated: 08 December 2023
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Nomenclatural note
Not in INA as of Dec 2023 - (08 December 2023) - Roberta Cowan
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Citing AlgaeBase
Cite this record as:
Roberta Cowan in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 08 December 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 09 April 2025
