Black Sea Phytoplankton checklist
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Pyrocystis noctiluca
From Black Sea Phytoplankton checklist
Classification
Protozoa (Kingdom) > Myzozoa (Phylum) > Dinophyceae (Class) > Pyrocystales (Order) > Pyrocystaceae (Family) > Pyrocystis (Genus)
WoRMS: 110332
Properties
Bioluminescence:Sweeny, 1963 (Pacific Ocean, as Pyrocystis noctiluca); Poupin, J.P., A.S. Cussatlegras & P. Geistdoerfer, 1999 (Atlantic Ocean);
Black Sea bioluminescence: Bityukov E. P., Evstigneev P. V., Tokarev Yu. N., 1993
First record for the Black Sea
The species was reported first time for the Black Sea :
year - 1989
reference - Kovaleva T.M., 1989
First record for the Black Sea
The species was reported first time for the Black Sea (as Pyrocystis pseudonoctiluca) :
year - 1970
found by - Georgieva L.V.
reference - Georgieva L.V., 1979
Was found in Black Sea Bosphorus area 12.1970 (T = 6.52°C, S = 18.4‰, Depth = 100m)
Information found in: Georgieva L.V., 1979 Phytoplankton of straits and nearest waters of Mediterranean basin. PhD thesis. Institute of Biology of the Southern Seas, NASU., Sevastopol, Ukraine, 1979. - 195p.
Remarks: mentioned earlier by Morozova-Vodyanitskaya N.V., 1948 (Sevastopol)
Occurrence
| References | |
| Black Sea | Mikaelyan A.S. et al., 2008; Gomez F. & Boicenko L., 2004; Ivanov A.I., 1965; Georgieva L.V., 1979 (Bosphorus area); Bityukov E. P., Evstigneev P. V., Tokarev Yu. N., 1993 |
| Bulgaria | |
| Geogria | |
| Romania | |
| Russia | |
| Turkey | Denisenko V. V., 1964 |
| Ukraine | Senicheva M.I., 2008 (Sevastopol Bay, Sevastopol coastal zone, Karadag, Laspi Bay); Senichkina L.G. et al., 2001; Krahmalniy A.; Morozova-Vodyanitskaya N.V., 1948 (Sevastopol); Bryantseva Yu., 2010 |
Cell volume
| Minimum | Average | Maximum | Database | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10622 | 35226,6 | 140000 | Cell volumes of phytoplankton of the Black Sea A.S.Mikaelyan, L.G.Senichkina, L.A.Pautova, L.V.Georgieva, V.Dyakonov |
| 2 | Bryantseva Yu., 2000. Changes in structural characteristic of phytoplankton in the Black Sea | |||
| 3 | Dereziuk, N., 2008. List of Phytoplankton Species Observed in the Water Area near the Zmiinyi Island in 2004-2007 | |||
| 4 | Bryantseva Yu., 2010. Sevastopol Bay phytoplankton monitoring database 2008 -2009 | |||
| 5 | Сеничкина Л.Г., 1983. Фитопланктон северо-западной части Черного моря в зимний период 1979. | |||
| 6 | Нестерова Д. А., 2003. Фитопланктон западной части Черного моря в летний период 1987. |
* (volumes are in cubic microns), values extracted from database
Volume and surface area calculation
| Shape | |
| Simple shape | |
| K(flattening factor) | |
| More accurate shape | - |
Hillebrand et al., 1999 - ellipsoid (Hillebrand, H., Dürselen, C. D., Kirschtel, D., Pollingher, D. and Zohary, T. (1999) Biovolume calculation for pelagic and benthic microalgae. J. Phycol., 35, 403–424)
Appearance in checklists
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 38 | 49 | 54 | 55 | 56 | 57 |
| x 1 | x | x 9 | x 10 | x 14 | x 18 | x | x 26 | x 38 |
| 58 | 63 | 67 | 68 | 72 | 73 | 74 | 75 | 77 | 78 | 84 | 85 | 86 | 87 | 88 | 89 | 92 | 93 | 94 | 99 | 100 | 101 | 102 | 103 | 105 | 108 | 109 | 110 | 116 | 117 | 118 | 119 | 120 | 123 | 125 |
| x 84 |
1 - as Pyrocystis lunula; 9 - as Pyrocystis lunula; 10 - as also Pyrocystis lunula; 14 - as Pyrocystis lunula; 18 - as Diplodinium lunula; 26 - as Pyrocystis lunula; 38 - as Pyrocystis pseudonoctiluca; 84 - as Pyrocystis lunula;
Bityukov E. P., Evstigneev P. V., Tokarev Yu. N., 1993. Luminescent dinoflagellata of the Black Sea as affected by anthropogenic factors. Hydrobiological Journal, Vol. 29: 27-34.*
* - as Pyrocystis lunula
Denisenko V. V., 1964. On phytoplankton of Adriatic, Ionic, Aegean and Black Sea in August of 1958. Proceedings of Sevastopol Biological Station, USSR Academy of Sciences, Vol. XVII(17): 13-20.*
* - as Pyrocystis lunula
Georgieva L.V., 1979. Phytoplankton of straits and nearest waters of Mediterranean basin (Фитопланктон проливов и прилежащих вод Средиземноморского бассейна). PhD thesis, Institute of Biology of the Southern Seas, NASU, Sevastopol, Ukraine.*
* - as Pyrocystis pseudonoctiluca
Gomez_F.,_Boicenko_L.,2004. An annotated checklist of dinoflagellates in the Black Sea. Hidrobiologia, Vol. 517: 43-59.*
* - as Pyrocystis lunula
Ivanov_A.I.,_1965. Characteristics of the qualitative composition of Black Sea phytoplankton. In: The study of plankton of the Black and Azov seas, Naukova dumka, Kiev: 17-35.*
* - as Pyrocystis lunula
Krakhmalny A. F., 2011a. Dinophyta of Ukraine (illustrated book for identification). Kiev:Alterpres, 444 pp.
Krakhmalny A.F., Panina Z.A., Krakhmalny M.A., 2006. In P.M.Tsarenko and S.P.Wasser and E.Nevo (ed.): Dinophyta. Algae of Ukraine: Diversity, Nomenclature, Taxonomy, Ecology and Geography, Ruggell. A.R.A. Gantner Verlag K.G., Liechtenstein, Vol. 1: 470-532.*
* - as Pyrocystis lunula
Morozova-Vodyanitskaya_N.V.,_1948. Phytoplankton of the Black Sea: Part 1. Tr. Sevast. Biol. Stantsii, Vol. 6: 39–72.*
* - as Diplodinium lunula
Senicheva M.I., 2008. Species diversity, seasonal and annual variability of plankton microalgae near Crimea coast. In: The Black Sea microalgae: problems of biodiversity preservation and biotechnological usage, publisher, address, Ch. I: 5-18.*
* - as also Pyrocystis lunula
Senichkina L.G. et al., 2001. Species diversity of Black Sea phytoplankton in the southeastern coast of Crimea. Karadag: History, biology, archaeology. In: Collection of papers dedicated to 85th anniversary of Karadag Scientific Station, Sonat, Simferopol: 119-125.
| List based on literature analysis | |
| List extracted from database | |
| List extracted from published paper, which is based on monitoring(scientific) research of scientist(s) and includes analysis of real collected data | |
| Personal list, based on monitoring(scientific research) of scientist (not published as article) | |
| Identification book |
Last revision on 20-05-2013
ToDo: check first record
