Noctiluca under the Microscope

Noctiluca (commonly known as Sea Sparkle) is a free-living, non-parasitic marine-dwelling species of dinoflagellate that exhibits bioluminescence when disturbed. Sample from Port Townsend, WA capturing using the DCM3 microscope camera - www.microscopew.... Video courtesy of Port Townsend Marine Science Center, Citizen Science Program 2015.