Akashiwo sanguinea

Akashiwo sanguinea is a marine dinoflagellate well known for forming blooms that result in red tides. The protist is unarmored (naked). Therefore, it lacks a thick cellulose wall, the theca, common in other genera of dinoflagellates. Reproduction of the phytoplankton species is primarily asexual.

Akashiwo sanguinea

Akashiwo sanguinea is a marine dinoflagellate well known for forming blooms that result in red tides. The protist is unarmored (naked). Therefore, it lacks a thick cellulose wall, the theca, common in other genera of dinoflagellates. Reproduction of the phytoplankton species is primarily asexual.