Scene on the Sound: Noctiluca scintillans

Monday, June 29, 2026

Photo by Bill Schnall

This pink or reddish orange algae bloom occurs intermittently over the warmer months caused by Noctiluca scintillans — a harmless single cell organism totally unrelated to the more worrisome red tide.

--Bill Schnall


1 comments:

Anonymous,  June 29, 2026 at 12:36 PM  

cool - would it be visible if I was standing on the beach?

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