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Name derivation: |
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Central prow (as of a ship) -- proro- (prow), centrum (central) |
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Classification:
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Prorocentrum micans Ehrenberg 1834: There are 117 species (of which 81
have been accepted taxonomically. (Guiry, Guiry 2013) Order Prorocentrales; Family Prorocentraceae |
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Morphology: |
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Unicells, spheroid to pyriform,
desmokont (two anterior flagella), armored with two lateral valves. Some have
an anterior winged spine or “tooth”, others have various surface
decorations (various patterns of short spines or pores). |
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Habitat: |
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Marine plankton and
benthos. |
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Toxicity: |
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Many benthic species are toxic
(Steidinger and Jangen 1996), producing okadaic acid associated with
diarrheic shellfish poisoning (DSP). |
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References: |
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Ehrenberg, C.G. 1834. Dritter Beitrag zur Erkenntniss grosser Organisation in der Richtung des kleinsten Raumes. Abhandlungen der Königlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1833: 145-336, pls I-XIII. Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 2013. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. http://www.algaebase.org; searched on 8 November 2013. Steidinger,
K.A., and K. Jangen 1996. Dinoflagellates. In: Identifying Marine
Phytoplankton. C.R. Tomas, ed. (pp387-584). |
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