Feeding in the dinoflagellate Oxyrrhis marina: linking behaviour with mechanisms

• Published in: Journal of plankton research Vol. 33; no. 4; pp. 603 - 614
• Main Authors: Roberts, E. C., Wootton, E. C., Davidson, K., Jeong, H. J., Lowe, C. D., Montagnes, D. J. S.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford University Press (OUP) 01.04.2011
• Subjects: Marine; Oxyrrhis marina; Life Sciences

Protists are major consumers of phytoplankton and bacterioplankton in the marine environment, playing a key role in carbon cycling and nutrient regeneration. Consequently, the feeding activities of planktonic protists have been intensively studied. In particular, the dinoflagellate, Oxyrrhis marina,...