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Din flagellates - Definition, Glossary, Details - Oilgae


Din flagellates

Single-celled to colonial protistans characterized by two flagella, one girdling the cell and the other trailing the cell. ...

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Common type of phytoplankton, most abundant in fall; responsible for “red tides” as well as bioluminescence.

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A dinoflagellate is a one-celled aquatic protist, found in both salt and fresh water. Dinoflagellates make up a large proportion of the plankton in the ocean, and are an important part of the life cycle in many aquatic environments. The creatures have been identified and studied since the 1700s, and have probably been around for millions of years, along with several other primitive organisms. - http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-a-dinoflagellate.htm

Dinoflagellates - Dinoflagellates are microscopic, (usually) unicellular, flagellated, often photosynthetic protists, commonly regarded as algae (Division Dinoflagellata). They are characterized by a transverse flagellum that encircles the body (often in a groove known as the cingulum) and a longitudinal flagellum oriented perpendicular to the transverse flagellum. This imparts a distinctive spiral to their swimming motion.

Dinoflagellate - From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - The dinoflagellates are a large group of flagellate protists. Most are marine plankton, but they are common in fresh water habitats as well. Their populations are distributed depending on temperature, salinity, or depth. About half of all dinoflagellates are photosynthetic, and these make up the largest group of eukaryotic algae aside from the diatoms.

Introduction to the Dinoflagellata - Dinoflagellates are unicellular protists which exhibit a great diversity of form. The largest, Noctiluca, may be as large as 2 mm in diameter! Though not large by human standards, these creatures often have a big impact on the environment around them. Many are photosynthetic, manufacturing their own food using the energy from sunlight, and providing a food source for other organisms. Some species are capable of producing their own light through bioluminescence, which also makes fireflies glow. There are some dinoflagellates which are parasites on fish or on other protists.

 

All about Dinoflagellates - Dinoflagellates are unicellular protists; most exhibit the following characteristics:

Dinoflagellates - Dinoflagellates are protists which have been classified using both the International Code of Botanical Nomenclature (ICBN) and the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature (ICZN), approximately half living dinoflagellate species are autotrophs possessing chloroplasts and half are non-photosynthesising heterotrophs.