Talk:Dinoflagellate

It could be mentioned that some of the Dinoflagellate that emit bioluminescent light when disturbed may be doing so as part of a "burglar alarm" defence to attract bigger predators to consume those who are threatening the Dinoflagellates.

Excellent stuff again User:Wetman

Thanks very much, Wetman! It's good to know people are looking at these pages. - Josh

HOW DOES A DINOFLAGELLATE BREATHE AND RELEASE WASTE?NO SITES HAVE ANY INFO ON IT INCLUDING THIS ONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Like most cells, materials are transported through the cell membrane.

Number of species

The page should say how many species there are in the phylum. --Savant13 19:59, 21 December 2006 (UTC)

Father

My dad died from Dinoflagellates

Dinoflagellates, or Dinomastigotes? I have read that they may be classified as another Kingdom (besides the five of Margulis), mainly due to the amazing characteristics of their chromosomes and methods of reproduction (metamorphosis). It is also interesting how varied they are (some heterotrophs, some autotrophs, and some both), and how advanced some of their organelles can be (like the ocellum). What is known about their evolution? Thank you SO MUCH for this article! User:AlissaSB

Dinoflagellates has been used since at least 1995. I remember instructors of mine having arguments amongst themselves over my papers on phytoplankton about this. By 1996 all my reports said dinoflagellates and not dinomastigotes. Lekogm 03:10, 2 November 2006 (UTC)

Dinoflagellate bioluminescence

Thank you for the informative article. Would anyone know the ansers to the following questions posed by my very intelligent niece after an evening of observing bioluminescence in coastal North Carolina? How often can an individual dinoflagellate bioluminesce? Does the individual dinoflagellate deplete its entire store of luciferin during each luminescence? How long does it take a dinoflagellate to regenerate its store of luciferin? Thank you once again.--magresimag@aol.com

bleh...

dinoflagellates cell membrane

their cell membranes must be very complex in order to allow both nutrients in and waste product out at the same time?