Question

What is the division to which Dinoflagellates belong?

Answer 1

Dinoflagellates:

1. Dinoflagellates are a type of phytoplankton, a group of protists microalgae.
2. These are marine plankton and important producers of oxygen.
3. Dinoflagellates are both autotrophs and heterotrophs.
4. But synthesize their own food by using surrounding nutrients and produce oxygen.
5. Dinoflagellates belong to the division Pyrrhophyta and class Dinophycaea.
6. Their bodies are formed of two components called an epitheca and hypotheca joined at the centre via a cingulum.
7. Examples of Dinoflagellates: Noctiluca scintillans is a well-known Dinoflagellates organism that carries out photosynthesis during the day and exhibits bioluminescence at night.