Dinophysis acuminata Claparède & Lachmann, 1859
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Family:  Dinophysiaceae ()
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Environment:  pelagic; marine
Distribution:  Western Indian Ocean and Northeast Atlantic: North Sea.
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Biology:  Obligate mixotroph, requiring both light and prey for long-term survival. Has feeding structures, including food vacuoles and peduncle-like arrangement of microtubular ribbons. Uses its peduncle to extract and ingest cell contents of its prey organism, a ciliate (Ref. 115338).
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
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