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Dinobryon
Sign in to saveDinobryon is a type of microscopic algae. It is one of the 22 genera in the family Dinobryaceae. Dinobryon are mixotrophs, capable of obtaining energy and carbon through photosynthesis and phagotrophy of bacteria. The genus comprises at least 37 described species. The best-known species are D. cylindricum and D. divergens, which come to the attention of humans annually due to transient blooms in the photic zone of temperate lakes and ponds. Such blooms may produce volatile organic compounds (VOCs) that produce odors and affect water quality.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomChromista
- PhylumOchrophyta
- ClassChrysophyceae
- OrderChromulinales
- FamilyDinobryaceae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 41
- With media
- 35
- Family
- Dinobryaceae
- Collections
- US, YPM, FH, IPA/SP, NY
- Recorded in
- United States, Canada, Brasil
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Dinobryon is a type of microscopic algae. It is one of the 22 genera in the family Dinobryaceae. Dinobryon are mixotrophs, capable of obtaining energy and carbon through photosynthesis and phagotrophy of bacteria. The genus comprises at least 37 described species. The best-known species are D. cylindricum and D. divergens, which come to the attention of humans annually due to transient blooms in the photic zone of temperate lakes and ponds. Such blooms may produce volatile organic compounds (VOCs) that produce odors and affect water quality.
Dinobryon can exist as free-living, solitary cells or in branching colonies.
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