Fig. 4: Summary of Prorocentrum cf. balticum behaviours.
From: Mucospheres produced by a mixotrophic protist impact ocean carbon cycling
An infographic showing the daily cycles of A photosynthesis, B mucosphere production, C prokaryotic and eukaryotic prey attraction and capture, D peduncular phago-heterotrophic feeding, E mucosphere abandonment and carbon export potential, and F asexual or sexual reproduction. The solid yellow arrows represent the daily cycle of the P. cf. balticum cell including entering the mucosphere during construction in (B) and exiting the mucosphere in (E). The light blue arrows show the P. cf. balticum cell through the asexual reproduction stage and the pink arrows represent the sexual reproduction stage. The broken yellow arrows signify one of the succeeding P. cf. balticum cells from either of the reproduction stages re-entering the daily cycle.
