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Dinoflagellates

Dinoflagellates are a large group of single-celled aquatic organisms, and are among the most common organisms found in the world’s oceans. They range in size from less than one micron to about one millimeter. Dinoflagellates have several important roles in aquatic ecosystems, including serving as a major food source…

Curated from this journal's research 📚 3 peer-reviewed articles cited Cited 7× across the literature 🗓 Reviewed June 2026

Overview

Dinoflagellates are a large group of single-celled aquatic organisms, and are among the most common organisms found in the world’s oceans. They range in size from less than one micron to about one millimeter. Dinoflagellates have several important roles in aquatic ecosystems, including serving as a major food source for many organisms and producing varying amounts of toxins that can contaminate shellfish and cause harmful algal blooms. In addition, they are also useful as indicators of environmental change as they react quickly to changes in environmental conditions. Finally, they also serve as model organisms in scientific research, including studies of evolutionary biology and cellular biology.

Research published in this journal

3 peer-reviewed articles, ranked by relevance. Each links to its DOI.

How this research is being cited

The 3 articles above have been cited 7 times in the scholarly literature. Citation data via OpenAlex and Crossref, updated Jun 2026.

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Editorial oversight

Curated from peer-reviewed research published in International Journal of Cell.

Journal editorial board
Faiz Ul Amin · Korea, Democratic People's Rep Yuping Li · United States Hong WAN · United Kingdom

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