Prorocentrum rhathymum A.R.Loeblich III, Sherley & R.J.Schmidt 1979

Publication Details
Prorocentrum rhathymum A.R.Loeblich III, Sherley & R.J.Schmidt 1979: 118, figs 8–13

Published in: Loeblich, A.R., III, Sherley, J.L. & Schmidt, R.J. (1979). The correct position of flagellar insertion in Prorocentrum rhathymum sp. nov. (Pyrrophyta). Journal of Plankton Research 1: 113-120.

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: Cinnamon Bay, St. Johns, Virgin Is. ; (INA 1996) Holotyope: Fig. 10: (INA 1996)

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 20 March 2003 by Elizabeth Moran.

Last updated: 14 June 2024

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Nomenclatural note
Gómez et al. (2017) treat Prorocentrum rhathymum as a synonym of P. mexicanum but this requires further investigation (Moestrup, pers. comm.). - (27 November 2019) - M.D. Guiry

Usage note
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. 14 June 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 25 May 2025

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