Table 1.
Genera with reported bioluminescent species from Marcinko et al. [62], Poupin et al. [6], and Valiadi et al. [7]. The numbers of species within each genus is according to the taxonomically accepted species listed in Algae Base [63]. The question mark indicates that the report is anecdotal and not confirmed.
| Order | Genus | No. of reported | Total no. of |
|---|---|---|---|
| Family | BL species | species in genus | |
| Gonyaulacales | |||
| Ceratiaceae | (Neo)ceratium | 4 | 77 |
| Goniodomaceae | Alexandrium | 7 | 31 |
| Pyrodinium | 1 | 1 | |
| Cladopixidaceae? | Peridiniella | 1 | 3 |
| Ceratocoryaceae | Ceratocorys | 1 | 11 |
| Gonyaulaceae | Gonyaulax | 11 | 72 |
| Lingulodinium | 1 | 2 | |
| Pyrocystaceae | Pyrocystis | 4 | 16 |
| Pyrophacaceae | Fragilidium | 4 | 5 |
| Pyrophacus | 1 | 4 | |
| Gymnodiniales | |||
| Gymnodiniaceae | Polykrikos | 2 | 5 |
| Noctilucales | |||
| Noctilucaceae | Noctiluca | 1 | 1 |
| Peridiniales | |||
| Proroperidiniaceae | Protoperidinium | 31 | 295 |