From: Plastid evolution: gene transfer and the maintenance of 'stolen' organelles
Dinoflagellate host | Source of transient plastids | Retention time | Reference |
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Dinophysis caudata | Teleaulax sp. (cryptophyte)1 | Around 2 months | [8] |
Dinophysis fortii | Teleaulax amphioxeia (cryptophyte)1 | At least 40 days | [11] |
Gymnodinium acidotum | Chroomonas sp. (cryptophyte) | At least 10 days | [5] |
Gymnodinium 'gracilentum' | Rhodomonas salina (cryptophyte) | 1-2 days | [9] |
Pfiesteria piscicida | Rhodomonas sp. (cryptophyte) | At least 9 days2 | [13] |
Unnamed dinoflagellate | Phaeocystis antarctica (haptophyte) | 5-8 months | [14] |