Prorocentrum tropicale M.A.Faust 1997

Publication Details
Prorocentrum tropicale M.A.Faust 1997: 854, figs 7-12, 16 (as 'tropicalis')

Published in: Faust, M.A. (1997). Three new benthic species of Prorocentrum (Dinophyceae) from Belize: P. norrisianum sp. nov., P. tropicalis sp. nov., and P. reticulatum sp. nov. Journal of Phycology 33: 851-858, 16 figs, 1 table.

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Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Prorocentrum is Prorocentrum micans Ehrenberg.

Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.

Type Information
Type locality: Lagoon at Carrie Bow Cay, Belize, attached to coral rubble; (Faust 1997: 854) Holotype: M.A. Faust; SEM; 133051 (Faust 1997: 854) Notes: Isotype; SEM 160023, SEM 159008, SEM 160021 (Faust, 1997)

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 26 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 14 June 2024

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 14 June 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 21 December 2024

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