It might seem that it is the water itself that is glowing. But instead, the glow is caused by millions of tiny organisms called dinoflagellates that live in the water and sometimes make it glow.

But let's give it up for some of the tiniest critters occupying the Big Blue, the diminutive dinoflagellates that have a way of lighting up the night. We are, of course, talking about the ...

Limnology and Oceanography, Vol. 59, No. 3 (2014), pp. 660-673 (14 pages) Vertical migration and subsequent assimilation of iron (Fe) and nitrate at depth by the dinoflagellates Akashiwo sanguinea and ...