1.According to the Monterey Bay Aquarium, a mass bloom of dinoflagellates caused this bright light.

蒙特利湾水族馆介绍，大的甲藻繁殖导致这种明亮的光芒。

2.Imagine a shrimp comes along and starts feeding on dinoflagellates by filtering them out of the water.

想象一下，一只游过来，开始从水中过滤甲藻并以此为食。

3.Bioluminescent tides like this are rare, but dinoflagellates are found in huge numbers all over the world.

像这样的生物发光潮汐很少见，但在世界各地都发现大甲藻。

4.90% Of all dinoflagellates are marine plankton, and when conditions are right in the sea, they bloom in enormous numbers.

90% 的甲藻都是海洋浮游生物，当海洋条件适宜时，它们就会大繁殖。

5.Just as a flashing burglar alarm alerts police to a thief, the dinoflagellates expose their attacker to its enemies.

就像闪烁的防盗警报器提醒警察注意小偷一样，甲藻将攻击者暴露给敌人。

6.In this case, a cuttlefish catches the shrimp, and the dinoflagellates don't need to be afraid anymore.

这样一来， 乌贼就抓，甲藻就不用再害怕。

7.These, Dr Mincer and Dr Amaral-Zettler found in the form of dinoflagellates, some of which like to snack on smaller creatures to supplement their photosynthesis.

明瑟及阿玛拉尔-特勒两位博士以甲藻的形式发现食草动物的存在, 一些甲藻喜欢吃小型生物作为他们光合作用的补充。

8.Left alone, dinoflagellates won't produce much light, but if something like an ocean wave, a current, or a human disturbs them, they will flash brightly.

甲藻独自生存时不会发出太多的光，但如果受海浪、洋流或人类等物质的干扰，它们就会发出明亮的光芒。

9.If you're a single-celled organism like a dinoflagellate, you're at the bottom of the food chain, so avoiding getting eaten involves hard work every day.

如果你是像甲藻这样的单细胞生物，那么你就处于食物链的底端，因此为避免被吃掉， 你每天都需要付出艰苦的努力。