Medical Dictionary
Main Entry:
Di·no·flag·el·la·ta Pronunciation:
"dI-nO-"flaj-&-'lät-&, -'lAt- Function:
noun plural : an orderof chiefly marine usually solitary phytoflagellates that are typically enclosed in a cellulose envelope, that have one transverse flagellum running in a groove about the body, one posterior flagellumextending out from a similar median groove, usually a single nucleus, and yellow, brown, or occas. green chromoplasts, and that include luminescent forms, important elements of marine food chains, andthe flagellates of the genera
Gonyaulax and
Gymnodinium that cause red tide
