Dinoflagellates play crucial roles in aquatic ecosystems, particularly as major contributors to harmful algal blooms. They can enter a dormant stage, known as the resting cyst stage, that allows them ...

Explore 5 locations worldwide where bioluminescent marine organisms illuminate the ocean, creating a glowing effect.

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Many dinoflagellates are known to be bioluminescent. Laboratory experiments have provided insight into the role that dinoflagellate bioluminescence plays in marine ecology. Dinoflagellate flashes ...

Dinoflagellate cysts are a type of microfossil that provide valuable insights into past environmental conditions. These cysts, which are the dormant stage of dinoflagellates, can be found in ...

Fig. 1 (A) Metabolic circuit map constructed from the metatranscriptome of dinoflagellate resting cyst persistence in marine sediments. (B) Schematic summary of transcriptionally active pathways ...

They utilized a dinoflagellate mRNA-specific spliced leader as a "hook," along with single-molecule real-time sequencing and other physiological measurements. This study was published in Science ...