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Enumerate the sallent features of different groups in Protista
Dinoflagellates :

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II. Dinoflagellates :
1) Dinoflagellates are mostly marine and photosynthetic.
2) The cell was 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 Goriyaulax undergo rapid multiplication and make the sea appear red (Redtides in Medterranian sea)
7) Toxins produced by them may kill fishes.
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