Dinoflagellates

GPTKB entity

Statements (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Amoebozoa
Eukaryote
gptkbp:cause Harmful algal blooms
Paralytic shellfish poisoning
gptkbp:cellType Unicellular
gptkbp:cellWallComponent Cellulose plates
gptkbp:chlorophyllType gptkb:Chlorophyll_a
Chlorophyll c
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:Christian_Gottfried_Ehrenberg
gptkbp:distribution Worldwide
gptkbp:division Binary fission
gptkbp:domain gptkb:Eukaryota
gptkbp:economicImportance Fisheries damage
Tourism impact
gptkbp:example gptkb:Noctiluca_scintillans
gptkb:Alexandrium
gptkb:Gonyaulax
gptkb:Symbiodinium
gptkbp:feature Bioluminescence
Cellulose plates (theca)
Red tide formation
Some produce toxins
Two flagella
gptkbp:firstDescribed 1830s
gptkbp:fossil Since Triassic period
gptkbp:genomeType Dinokaryon (unique nucleus)
gptkbp:habitat Marine environments
Freshwater environments
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Dinoflagellates
gptkbp:importantFor Oxygen production
Indicator of water quality
Marine food web
gptkbp:kingdom gptkb:Protista
gptkbp:motility Flagella
gptkbp:phylum gptkb:Dinoflagellata
gptkbp:pigment gptkb:Peridinin
gptkbp:range 15–40 micrometers
gptkbp:reproduction Asexual
Sexual
gptkbp:role Primary producer
Symbiont in coral reefs
gptkbp:studiedBy Bioluminescence studies
Symbiosis research
gptkbp:symbiosisWith coral reef
gptkbp:toxicity Some species toxic to humans and animals
gptkbp:vitaminContent Heterotrophic
Autotrophic
Mixotrophic
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Protists
gptkb:protists
gptkb:Phytoplankton
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6