Are Zooxanthellae Dinoflagellates

Zooxanthellae are unicellular, golden-brown algae (dinoflagellates) that live either in the water column as plankton or symbiotically inside the tissue of other organisms.

Are zooxanthellae a type of dinoflagellates?

Zooxanthellae are unicellular, golden-brown algae (dinoflagellates) that live either in the water column as plankton or symbiotically inside the tissue of other organisms.

Are zooxanthellae diatoms?

They are members of the phylum Dinoflagellata and are typically dinoflagellate algae, although algae such as diatoms can also be zooxanthellae. … They may be acquired by direct ingestion, and subsequently reproduce by splitting apart; a process known as budding.