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Chromalveolata: Alveolates
Dinoflagellates
The dinoflagellates exhibit great diversity in shape. Many are encased in cellulose armor and have two flagella that fit in grooves between the plates. Movement of these two perpendicular flagella causes a spinning motion.
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"OpenStax College, Groups of Protists. October 16, 2013."
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