Scientists elucidate molecular mechanisms behind dinoflagellate cyst dormancy

Dinoflagellates play crucial roles in aquatic ecosystems, particularly as major contributors to harmful algal blooms. They ...
Nature

Dinoflagellate Cysts and Paleoenvironmental Studies

Dinoflagellate cysts are robust, organic-walled microfossils produced by marine dinoflagellates that have become invaluable proxies in palaeoenvironmental research. Their resistance to degradation ...
Orange County Register

Glowing bioluminescent waves return to Southern California coast

The bright blue, glowing waves are back off Southern California’s coastline, lighting up dark beaches for the past week to the delight of beachgoers who scout out the unusual sight. The bioluminescent ...
Science Daily

Historic red tide event of 2020 fueled by plankton super swimmers

A major red tide event occurred in waters off Southern California in the spring of 2020, resulting in dazzling displays of bioluminescence along the coast. Now, for the first time, a study has ...
JSTOR Daily

Glucose-Induced Trophic Shift in an Endosymbiont Dinoflagellate with Physiological and Molecular Consequences

Tingting Xiang, Robert E. Jinkerson, Sophie Clowez, Cawa Tran, Cory J. Krediet, Masayuki Onishi, Phillip A. Cleves, John R. Pringle and Arthur R. Grossman Interactions between the dinoflagellate ...
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Return of the “age of dinoflagellates” in Monterey Bay: Drivers of dinoflagellate dominance examined using automated imaging flow cytometry and long-term time series analysis

Limnology and Oceanography, Vol. 65, No. 9 (September 2020), pp. 2125-2141 (17 pages) Phytoplankton biomass in Monterey Bay, California is typically dominated by diatoms, but it shifted to ...