The dinoflagellates, also called dinophytes, are a monophyletic group of single-celled eukaryotes constituting the phylum Dinoflagellata and are usually considered protists. Dinoflagellates are mostly
Ceratium hirundinella
1. Ornithocercus; 2. diagram; 3. Exuviaella; 4. Prorocentrum; 5, 6. Ceratium; 7. Warnowia; 8. Citharistes; 9. Polykrikos
Dinophytic microalga isolated from sediments of Amur Bay
Algal bloom (akasio) by Noctiluca spp. in Nagasaki
A protist or protoctist is any eukaryotic organism that is not an animal, land plant, or fungus. Protists do not form a natural group, or clade, but are a paraphyletic group encompassing the entire eu
Dinoflagellate
…scourge'), also called dinophytes, are a monophyletic group of single-celled eukaryotes constituting the phylum Dinoflagellata and are usually considered protists. Dinoflagellates are mostly marine plankton, but they are also common in freshwater habitats. Their populations vary with sea surface temperature…
Cladococcus, a radiolarian
Naegleria, an amoeboflagellate
Gephyrocapsa, a coccoid alga