Dinoflagellate
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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
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
Kleptoplasty
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Kleptoplasty or kleptoplastidy is a process in symbiotic relationships whereby plastids, notably chloroplasts from algae, are sequestered by the host. The algae is eaten normally and partially digeste
Mesodinium rubrum
Costasiella kuroshimae, a Sacoglossan sea slug which uses kleptoplasty to create complex patterns on its body