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Dinoflagellate meaning
Any of many marine protozoa of the phylum Dinoflagellata, which have two flagella.
Synonyms of Dinoflagellate
Example sentences (4)
An acoel with dinoflagellate symbionts (brown color).
In the Black Sea, the main period of coccolithophore growth occurs after the bulk of the dinoflagellate growth has taken place.
The dinoflagellate is separated into an upper portion called the epitheca (C) where the apical horn resides (E) and a lower portion called the hypotheca (D).
The red tides caused by the dinoflagellate Gonyaulax are serious because this organism produces saxitoxin and gonyautoxins which accumulate in shellfish and if ingested may lead to paralytic shellfish poisoning (PSP) and can lead to death.