Here's what to know, including how to see the bioluminescence for yourself: Bioluminescence is caused by tiny organisms that drift in the ocean called Lingulodinium polyedra. They are a species of ...

bioluminescent red tides off San Diego are typically formed due to aggregations of the dinoflagellate Lingulodinium polyedra (L. polyedra), a species well-known for its displays of light.

Limnology and Oceanography, Vol. 56, No. 3 (2011), pp. 787-801 (15 pages) The sudden appearance at the surface of an alongshore-parallel band of red tide near Huntington Beach, California, is ...