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What species of dinoflagellates are responsible for red tide in the Philippines?
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Usually Pyrodinium bahamense var compressum a causative organism for paralytic shellfish poisoning. Other species includes Alexandrium sp., Chatonella marina, Prorocentrum minimum, Pseudo-nitzschia sp. and Cochlodinium polykrikoides.
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What is the of population explosion of dinoflagellates?
red tide
Is it true that blooms of dinoflagellates can cause red tides?
Dinoflagellates are large groups of flagellate protests. Made up mostly of marine plankton that are commonly found in freshwater, these species create a red tide appearance when gathered together. This is how they earned their role in the red tide phenomenon.
Which protist causes red tide?
dinoflagellates tint the sea water to a reddish color.
An algal bloom of dinoflagellates that causes fish kills is called?
Red tide?
A red tide is caused by an explosion of one-celled?
They are caused by an explosion of dinoflagellates
What causes red tide?
Algal can cause "red tides". Specifically algal blooms.
What tiny organisms in the sea or ocean that makes red tide?
Sudden, unexplained increase in numbers of toxic organisms (dinoflagellates) in the sea which cause fish and shellfish feeding on them to become toxic.
Which organism would most likely be present in a water sample collected during a red tide?
Algae,dinoflagellates
What is red tide its causes and effects?
Seawater that is discoloured by large numbers of certain dinoflagellates that produce saxitoxin. I don't know the effects.
Which phylum causes the red tide that infects shellfish with a toxin?
Dinoflagellates in the phylum Dinoflagellata are responsible for causing red tides. These harmful algal blooms can produce toxins that contaminate shellfish when ingested, leading to a condition known as paralytic shellfish poisoning.
How many islands in the Philippines when low tide?
When it is high tide the Philippines appears to have only 7,100 islands.The other 7 islands appear only during low tide.
What does it mean that dinoflagellates bloom?
They bioluminesce (glow) when disturbed.
