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Give a brief account of Dinoflagellates.

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1) Dinoflagellates are mostly marine and photosynthetic.
2) The cell wall has stiff cellulose plates on the outer surface.
3) They have two flagella and produce spinning movements. So these protists are called "whirling whips".
4) The nucleus has condensed chromosomes, which are without histones.
5) Some Dinoflagellates like Noctiluca show bioluminescence.
6) Red dinoflagellates like Gonyaulax undergo rapid multiplication and make the sea (Redtides in Medeterranelian sea)
7) Toxins produced by them máy kill fishes.
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