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... DINOFLAGELLATES The second major group , the dinoflagellates , is recognizable by possessing two flagellae , which they use to move themselves through the water . They lack an external skeleton of silicon but are often armored with ...
... DINOFLAGELLATES The second major group , the dinoflagellates , is recognizable by possessing two flagellae , which they use to move themselves through the water . They lack an external skeleton of silicon but are often armored with ...
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... Dinoflagellates also are capable of producing toxins that are released into sea water . If dinoflagellates become extremely abundant ( 2–8 million cells per liter ) , the cumulative effect of all the toxins released may affect other ...
... Dinoflagellates also are capable of producing toxins that are released into sea water . If dinoflagellates become extremely abundant ( 2–8 million cells per liter ) , the cumulative effect of all the toxins released may affect other ...
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... dinoflagellates during " red tides , " which inhibit growth of other plants . In such cases , the population explosion of dinoflagellates is so great that the water becomes brownish red in color from the billions of dinoflagellate cells ...
... dinoflagellates during " red tides , " which inhibit growth of other plants . In such cases , the population explosion of dinoflagellates is so great that the water becomes brownish red in color from the billions of dinoflagellate cells ...
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abundant adaptations algae algal amount amphipods anemones areas Atlantic bacteria barnacles benthic biology body bottom burrow carnivores changes Cnidaria communities competition copepods coral reef crabs crustaceans deep sea density deposit feeders depth desiccation detritus diatoms dinoflagellates dominant ecology ecosystems eggs epipelagic estuary fauna feeding Figure fishes fresh water grazing hence herbivores increased invertebrates kelp kelp beds large numbers larvae layers levels light living low tide major marine mammals marsh mesopelagic migrate mollusks Mytilus nekton number of species numbers nutrients occur ocean oxygen Pacific coast particles patterns pelagic percent Photo courtesy photophores photosynthesis physical factors phytoplankton plankton plants Plate polychaete population predators primary productivity reduced result rocky shores salinity salt sand beaches sea grass sea urchins sea water sediment shallow water squids substrate surface waters suspension feeders temperate temperature terrestrial thermocline tropical tuna upper various vertical water column water mass wave action whales zonation zone zooplankton zooxanthellae