| 1. | "Lampyris noctiluca " presents a conspicuous sexual dimorphism.
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| 2. | Due to flooding in 2011, Gippsland Lakes experienced blooms of bioluminescent Noctiluca scintillans.
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| 3. | In his book " New Experiments and Observations Made Upon the Icy Noctiluca"
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| 4. | "P . noctiluca " has eight marginal tentacles alternating with eight marginal sense organs.
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| 5. | Each " P . noctiluca " medusa has 8 long tentacles that emerge from the umbrella margin.
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| 6. | In addition " P . noctiluca " also lacks a gaseous exchange, excretory and circulatory system.
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| 7. | Other names attached to the night flight of Herodias included " Minerva " and " Noctiluca ".
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| 8. | It can be easily distinguished from " Lampyris noctiluca ", that has just two spots on the first segment.
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| 9. | "P . noctiluca " is a member of the cnidarian class Scyphozoa and adapted to a pelagic mode of life.
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| 10. | The male and female jellyfish spawn respectively sperm and eggs, which develop directly into young ( male or female ) " Pelagia noctiluca " jellyfish.
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