Explore: Phytoflagellates

A flagellate is a cell or organism with one or more whip-like appendages called flagella. The word flagellate also describes a particular construction

, flagellates). They are heterotrophic flagellates, as opposed to phytoflagellates, which are photosynthetic. The term "zooflagellate" is also used to

"Exploring functional traits and functional diversity of mixotrophic phytoflagellates in small browned forest lakes—mixotrophy, phagotrophy and osmotrophy"

Some protozoologists treated the chloromonads as an order within the phytoflagellates. Some phycologists classified them with the Xanthophyceae and the Eustigmatophyceae

themselves most efficiently to receive light for photosynthesis. Many phytoflagellates, e.g. Euglena, and the chloroplasts of higher plants positively phototactic

Journal of Phycology, 13: 92-95. Salmaso N. and M. Tolot. (2009), Other Phytoflagellates and Groups of Lesser Importance. Earth Systems and Environmental Sciences

Dictyochophyceae and the order of Pedinellaceae. It is a single cell marine phytoflagellate algae with chloroplasts found in seas all over the world. The Apedinella

fixation, increasing primary productivity of light-limited phytoplankton. Phytoflagellates and diatoms found in the Antarctic pelagic environment are directly

fishponds in Israel. He showed that growth of a toxic unicellular phytoflagellate—Prymnesium parvum and the synthesis of their toxins have different

1167222. PMID 19359590. S2CID 206516961. Mixotrophy in the Antarctic phytoflagellate, Pyramimonas gelidicola (Chlorophyta: Prasinophyceae) Tevatia R, Oyler