When dinoflagellates in a turbulent ocean encounter an object, which effect upon encountering causes widespread signaling?

💡 Explanation

Shear stress triggers mechanotransduction because it induces bioluminescence at contact via mechanically-gated ion channels in the vacuole; therefore a propagating wave of light rather than merely localized emission is produced, unlike quorum sensing.

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