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Tripos Muelleri
''Tripos muelleri'' is a species of dinoflagellates of the genus ''Tripos (dinoflagellate), Tripos''. Anatomy This chromist is easy to recognize and Identification (biology), identify among all the phytoplankton, because of its three horns in a pitchfork arrangement. The horn in the middle is called the apical horn, and it is used as a flagellum. The other two horns are called lateral horns, and they are solely used as an aid for flotation. Habitat This species lives along all the phytoplankton on the ocean surface worldwide, where it is one of the Dominant species (ecology), dominant species. Despite this, it is usually solitary, although during mating season, reproduction season, several individuals may congregate, all of their apical horns join. This occurs when a cell binary fission, divides, so that the daughter cells remain together, linked in short chains. This particular species may sometimes be parasitism, parasitized by other chromists or protists. History ''Tripos'' sp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dinoflagellate
The dinoflagellates (Greek δῖνος ''dinos'' "whirling" and Latin ''flagellum'' "whip, scourge") are a monophyletic group of single-celled eukaryotes constituting the phylum Dinoflagellata and are usually considered algae. Dinoflagellates are mostly marine plankton, but they also are common in freshwater habitats. Their populations vary with sea surface temperature, salinity, and depth. Many dinoflagellates are photosynthetic, but a large fraction of these are in fact mixotrophic, combining photosynthesis with ingestion of prey (phagotrophy and myzocytosis). In terms of number of species, dinoflagellates are one of the largest groups of marine eukaryotes, although substantially smaller than diatoms. Some species are endosymbionts of marine animals and play an important part in the biology of coral reefs. Other dinoflagellates are unpigmented predators on other protozoa, and a few forms are parasitic (for example, ''Oodinium'' and ''Pfiesteria''). Some dinoflagellates pro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
