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Dinophyceae

Known as: Dinoflagellidas, dinophytes, Dinophycidae 
Flagellate EUKARYOTES, found mainly in the oceans. They are characterized by the presence of transverse and longitudinal flagella which propel the… 
National Institutes of Health

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18 relations
Aquatic OrganismsGymnodiniumMicrobiologicalPhylum dinoflagellata

Narrower (6)

DinophysiaceaeGambierdiscus toxicusGonyaulaxPeridinium

Broader (2)

Mastigophoraprotists

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Review
2011
Review
2011
Carbon concentrating mechanisms in eukaryotic marine phytoplankton.
The accumulation of inorganic carbon from seawater by eukaryotic marine phytoplankton is limited by the diffusion of carbon… 
Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
"Species" radiations of symbiotic dinoflagellates in the Atlantic and Indo-Pacific since the Miocene-Pliocene transition.
Endosymbiotic dinoflagellates, or "zooxanthellae," are required for the survival of a diverse community of invertebrates that… 
Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Different algal symbionts explain the vertical distribution of dominant reef corals in the eastern Pacific
Symbiotic reef corals occupy the entire photic zone; however, most species have distinct zonation patterns within the light… 
Review
2003
Review
2003
Multispecies Microbial Mutualisms on Coral Reefs: The Host as a Habitat
Reef‐building corals associate with a diverse array of eukaryotic and noneukaryotic microbes. Best known are dinoflagellates in… 
Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Application of Denaturing Gradient Gel Electrophoresis (DGGE) To Study the Diversity of Marine Picoeukaryotic Assemblages and Comparison of DGGE with Other Molecular Techniques
ABSTRACT We used denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (DGGE) to study the diversity of picoeukaryotes in natural marine… 
Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
Landscape ecology of algal symbionts creates variation in episodes of coral bleaching
Reef-building corals are obligate, mutualistic symbioses of heterotrophic animals and phototrophic dinoflagellates (Symbiodinium… 
Highly Cited
1994
Highly Cited
1994
Bacterivory and herbivory: Key roles of phagotrophic protists in pelagic food webs
Research on “microbial loop” organisms, heterotrophic bacteria and phagotrophic protists, has been stimulated in large measure by… 
Highly Cited
1992
Highly Cited
1992
Photosynthetic response to elevated temperature in the symbiotic dinoflagellate Symbiodinium microadriaticum in culture.
Elevated temperature (28-34 degrees C) has been hypothesized as the primary cause of the loss of algal endosymbionts in coral… 
Highly Cited
1981
Highly Cited
1981
Light-shade adaptation of Stylophora pistillata, a hermatypic coral from the Gulf of Eilat
All reef-forming, or hermatypic, corals harbour photosynthetic endosymbiotic algae called zooxanthellae1–5, which are assumed to… 
Highly Cited
1978
Highly Cited
1978
Copper sensitivity of Gonyaulax tamarensis 1
The copper sensitivity of the dinoflagellate Gonyaulax tamarensis was examined in artificial seawater medium. Two short term… 
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