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2024-04-20 12:41:38

Weekend #Plankton #Factoid šŸ¦šŸ¦ 
A new paper on #mixotrophs. These protists are both plants or animals. Some algae, often

image/jpeg an illustration of an oblong organism with a groove running around and along the outer cell wall. Organelles are shown inside. Unarmored dinoflagellate Gymnodinium agile sp. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Gymnodinium_agile_sp.jpg
image/jpeg illustration of an armoured organism with three extremely long sharp curved pointed spines. Original nameĀ Ceratium triposĀ (O.F.MĆ¼ller, 1776). Now accepted asĀ Tripos muelleriĀ (Bory de Saint-Vincent, 1824). This dinoflagellate is recognizable by its U-shaped horns. https://commons.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ceratium_tripos.jpg#mw-jump-to-license

Neither Plants nor Animals, These Ocean Organisms Protect Their Ecosystems against Heat Waves
Mixotrophs, which have characteristics of both animals and plants, could help blunt the effects of marine heat waves on ocean ecosystems