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zooflagellates are more animal-like flagellates (eg, triconympha that live in the digestive tract of termites), and dinoflagellates are more plant-like flagellates (phytoflagellates) - Autotrophic organisms.

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One big difference between them: diatoms have a cell wall made of silica, while dinoflagellates' cell walls are made of cellulose.

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