If they're just growing Pyrocystis, then no, these organisms are not motile. I believe there are some motile dinoflagellates as well, but most other dinoflagellates excrete toxins.
I do wonder if they have some buoyancy control though. It would be interesting to track how the cells migrate in the water column throughout the day. At a minimum, if they're photosynthesizing, they should be creating miniscule amounts of oxygen. I've never noticed any bubbles being formed, but that doesn't mean they're not there. Long shot, but worth checking...
On Monday, August 27, 2012 3:40:19 PM UTC-7, ByoWired wrote:
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On Monday, August 27, 2012 4:45:18 PM UTC-4, osazuwa wrote:We are farming some containers. It would be very useful to learn how to separate living ones from the dead.Dead dogs don't swim. Can your microbes swim? Can you control which direction they will swim to by using light, heat, salinity, etc.?Just a thought.
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