Prorocentrum marielebouriae (Parke & Ballantine) A.R.Loeblich III 1970

Publication Details
Prorocentrum marielebouriae (Parke & Ballantine) A.R.Loeblich III 1970

Type Species
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 minimum (Pavillard) J.Schiller.

Source of Synonymy
Steidinger, K.A. & Tangen, K. (1996). Dinoflagellates. In: Identifying Marine Phytoplankton. (Tomas, C.R. Eds), pp. 387-584. San Diego: Academic Press.

Basionym
Exuviaella marie-lebouriae Parke & Ballantine

Type Information
Type locality: England: seawater sample from near Knap Buoy, Plymouth Sound, 8 m depth; (INA 1996) Type: Mar. Biol. Assoc. Plymouth; Type Culture Plymouth # 19 (INA 1996)

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 15 November 2002 by Andy Taylor.

Last updated: 24 July 2024

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Nomenclatural note
Epithet in accordance with Art 60. 12 (b): "If the personal name ends with a consonant (but not in -er), substantival epithets are formed by adding -i- (stem augmentation) plus the genitive inflection appropriate to the sex and number of the person(s) honoured (e.g. lecard-ii for Lecard (m), wilson-iae for Wilson (f), verlot-iorum for the Verlot brothers, braun-iarum for the Braun sisters, mason-iorum for Mason, father and daughter)." - (28 January 2017) - M.D. Guiry

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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 24 July 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 09 April 2025