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

据蒙特利湾族馆介绍，大量的甲繁殖导致了这种明亮的光芒。

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

想象一下，一只虾游来，开始从滤甲并以此为食。

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

这样的生物发光潮汐很少见，但在世界各地都发现了大量甲。

90% Of all dinoflagellates are marine plankton, and when conditions are right in the sea, they bloom in enormous numbers.

90% 的甲都是海洋浮游生物，当海洋条件适宜时，它们就会大量繁殖。

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

就的防盗警报器提醒警察注意小偷一样，甲将攻击者暴露给敌人。

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

这样一来， 乌贼就抓到了虾，甲就不用再害怕了。

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-特勒两位博士以甲的形式发现了食草动物的存在, 一些甲喜欢吃小型生物作为他们光合作用的补充。

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.

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

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.

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

Dinoflagellates are one of the biggest single-celled organisms known to man.

甲是人类已知的最大的单细胞生物之一。