what are dinoflagellates predators
Some species are endosymbionts of marine animals and play an important part in the biology of coral reefs. Other dinoflagellates are colorless predators on other protozoa, and a few forms are parasitic (see for example Oodinium, Pfiesteria).Some dinoflagellates produce resting stages, called dinoflagellate cysts or dinocysts, as part of their life cycles.Dinoflagellates are considered to be protists, with their own division, Dinoflagellata.ost photosynthetic species contain chlorophylls a and c2, the carotenoid beta-carotene, and a group of xanthophylls that appears to be unique to dinoflagellates, typically peridinin, dinoxanthin, and diadinoxanthin. These pigments give many dinoflagellates their typical goldenbrown color.