Medusa scintillans Macartney 1810

Publication Details
Medusa scintillans Macartney 1810: 265, pl. 15: figs 9-10

Published in: Macartney, J. (1810). Observations upon luminous animals. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London 100: 258-293.

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Type Species
A type species for this genus does not appear to have been designated.

Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Noctiluca scintillans (Macartney) Kofoid & Swezy.

Source of Synonymy
Kofoid, C.A. & Swezy, O. (1921). The free-living unarmored Dinoflagellata. Memoirs of the University of California 5: i-viii, 1-562.

Type Information
Type locality: Herne Bay, Kent, England; (Macartney 1810: 264) Notes: "I first met with these animals in the month of October 1804, at Herne Bay, a small watering place upon the northern coast of Kent."

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 21 September 2002 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 19 February 2025

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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 19 February 2025. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 02 April 2025

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