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Unread 08/30/2013, 05:29 PM   #26
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Originally Posted by bertoni View Post
I was wondering whether the pest, whatever it is, actually is photosynthetic.
About half of dinoflagellate species are photosynthetic and they are also mixotrophic meaning they can take advantage of environmental conditions and use a mix of different sources of energy.

Evolution has left them with skill sets that are hard to beat.


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