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Dinoflagellates: By Gardenia - Coggle Diagram
Dinoflagellates: By Gardenia
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Dinoflagellates are members of phylum pyrrophyta Most members of the phyla are unicellular and have two flagella
They spin to move and some are bioluminescent Some are autographs, others are heterotrophs. The heterotrophic dinoflagellates can be carnivorous, parasitic, or mutualistic.
Some in are found in fresh water but most are found in salt water.
Cell walls are made of cellulose
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Red tide:
Dinoflagellates can make water turn red
They will produce toxins which are harmful to marine life and human.
Gonyaulax cataneila is
responsible for red tide because of their red pigments
Red tides are closely monitored buying robots that measure the amounts or stateliest pictures.
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Algal blooms:
When food is plentiful and environmental condition are favorable,
dinoflagellates reproduce in great numbers.
Algal blooms can be harmful when they
deplete the nutrient in the water
When the food supply diminishes, the
dinoflagellates die in large numbers.
AS the dead algae
decompose, the oxygen supply in the water is depleted, suffocating fish because their gills would be filled with
dinoflagellates.