Prorocentrum belizeanum M.A.Faust 1993
Publication Details
Prorocentrum belizeanum M.A.Faust 1993: 101, figs 1-10, 28
Published in: Faust, M.A. (1993). Prorocentrum belizeanum, Prorocentrum elegans, and Prorocentrum caribbaeum, three new benthic species (Dinophyceae) from a mangrove island, Twin Cays, Belize. Journal of Phycology 29: 100 -107, 30 figs.
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The type species (holotype) of the genus Prorocentrum is Prorocentrum micans Ehrenberg.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Prorocentrum hoffmannianum M.A.Faust.
Source of Synonymy
Herrera-Sepúlveda, A., Medlin, L.K., Murugan, G., Sierra-Beltrán, A.P., Cruz-Villacorta, A.A. & Hernández-Saavedra, N.Y. (2015). Are Prorocentrum hoffmannianum and Prorocentrum belizeanum (Dinophyceae, Prorocentrales), the same species? An integration of morphological and molecular data. Journal of Phycology 51(1): 173-188.
Type Information
Type locality: Caribbean Sea: Twin Cays, Belize, Central America; (Faust & Gulledge 2002: 57) Holotype: (Faust & Gulledge 2002: 57) Notes: The Lair, Lair Channel and Boston Bay at Twin Cays, Belize; Holotype: fig. 1. Isotype: fig. 2 (Faust 1993: 101).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 26 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 09 August 2019
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Usage note
Faust & Gulledge (2002: 57) notes this species is a known diarrhetic shellfish poison toxin-producing species producing okadaic acid and small amounts of Dinophysistoxin-1. Harmful species (Lassus et al. 2017). - (11 May 2006) - G.M. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 09 August 2019. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 05 April 2025
