In the dinoflagellates Gymnodinium spp. and Pfisteria piscicida, kleptoplastids are photosynthetically active for only a few days, while kleptoplastids in Dinophysis spp. can be stable for 2 months.
Nos dinoflaxelados Gymnodinium spp. e Pfisteria piscicida, os cleptoplastos son fotosinteticamente activos durante só uns días, pero os cleptoplastos de Dinophysis spp. poden ser estables durante dous meses.