Most Dinoflagellates have a plastid derived from secondary endosymbiosis of red algae, however dinoflagellates with plastids derived from green algae and tertiary endosymbiosis of diatoms …

Although they are often considered to be algae in the division Dinoflagellata, this placement is controversial because these organisms have unique nuclei and significantly larger genomes …

2021年2月24日 · One dinoflagellate class – Noctiluciphyceae – is grouped because of its ability to steal plastids (kleptochloroplasts) from surrounding algae. Chloroplasts are a plastid subtype. …

Pyrrophyta or fire algae is a division of unicellular algae that has a yellow brown color, and has two different flagella which are ribbon-shaped. It contains some pigments (chlorophyll-a, …

2021年7月23日 · Dinoflagellates belong to the phylum Dinoflagellata of the Superphylum Alveolata. They are found in marine and freshwater. Most of the identified species are marine …

Dinoflagellates are unicellular protists comprising two flagella. Dinoflagellates are mostly marine plankton, but also found in freshwater habitats. Photosynthetic dinoflagellates form one of the …

Dinoflagellates are a group of over 2000 species of eukaryotic algae that, alongside diatoms, play an important ecological role as primary producers at the base of aquatic ecosystems (Taylor & …

Sometimes dinoflagellates grow out of control, to more than a million cells per milliliter, causing an algae bloom or red tide. Because some dinoflagellates produce toxins, when there are too …

2018年6月11日 · Dinoflagellates are microorganisms that are regarded as algae. Their wide array of exotic shapes and, sometimes, armored appearance is distinct from other algae.

Dinoflagellates are unicellular algae (heterotrophic protists for those without a chloroplast), forming a monophyletic group Alveolata with apicomplexans and ciliates.