Article Nº 1524 Natural-history overview Vol. II · p. 94
Phosphorescence of the sea
Original title: Fosforescência do Mar
Explains that the phosphorescence of Madeira's coastal waters is produced by vast numbers of the organism Noctiluca miliaris, a phenomenon already noted by La Pérouse in the late eighteenth century.
The phosphorescence of the coastal waters of Madeira is produced by myriads of cystoflagellates belonging to Noctiluca miliaris. It was already noted by La Pérouse during the visit he made to this island at the end of the 18th century.
Many dinoflagellates are also phosphorescent, and some may well be discovered once the plankton of Madeira has been properly studied.
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- La Peyrouse visited Madeira and noted the phosphorescence of its seas.