Dinoflagellates and Diatoms

Mixed species including
Dinoflagellates:
Several species of Protoperidinium (with red droplets from food intake (these are heterotrophic)
Ceratium cf. furca
Dinophysis caudata
Dinophysis tripos

Diatoms:
Pseudo-nitzschia
Coscinodiscus
Ditylum

Collected on the Sea Explorer (Ocean Institute) off Dana Point, Orange County, CA. 4/16/14. Identified by Joana Tavares. © Peter J. Bryant.

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