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What causes dinoflagellates to bloom?


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Dinoflagellates:

  1. Dinoflagellates are marine algae.
  2. They have hard shells covering their soft body.
  3. They have one axial and one lateral flagella.
  4. They bloom when exposed to high nutrient content, warm temperature, and low salinity in the water.
  5. This dinoflagellate species produces two types of lipid-soluble toxins: hemolytic and neurotoxic.
  6. It causes massive fish kills, bird deaths, and marine mammal mortalities.

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