Dinoflagellates are a member of the clade Alveolata. Click onto the following to see some microscopic activity (the movies are best observed in full screen)

  • Motion of transverse flagellum


  • Rolling locomotion of typical dinoflagellates


  • Benthic polykrikos (a pseudocolonial species)


  • Birefringent properties of the chromosomes of a dinoflagellate


  • Peduncle feeding in benthic dinoflagellates