What do Cryptophytes do?
Cryptophyte algae thrive in all kinds of aqueous habitats – marine, brackish, freshwater or even in snow (Klaveness 1988; Javornický and Hindák 1970). As photosynthetic organisms they contribute to carbon dioxide fixation and as non-toxic planktonic flagellates they constitute important prey in the food chain. Where are cryptomonads found? Members of the cryptomonads have colonized…