Prorocentrum texanum Henrichs, Steidinger, P.S.Scott & L.Campbell 2013
Publication Details
Prorocentrum texanum Henrichs, Steidinger, P.S.Scott & L.Campbell 2013: 146, figs 1 a-f, 4 a
Published in: Henrichs, D.W., Scott, P.S., Steidinger, K.A., Errera, R.M., Abraham, A. & Campbell, L. (2013). Morphology and phylogeny of Prorocentrum texanum sp. nov. (Dinophyceae): a new toxic dinoflagellate from the Gulf of Mexico waters exhibiting two distinct morphologies. Journal of Phycology 49(1): 143-155.
Publication date: 2013
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: Ship Channel, Port Aransas, Texas, USA (27º50'17"N, 97º03'01"W); (Henrichs et al. 2013: 146) Holotype: marine, planktonic; Type Collection of Dinoflagellates, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution; catal. number 5142; slide of isolate "PrTX B" (Kim & al. 2013: 146) Notes: Isotypes: Fixed material of isolate "PrTX B" deposited in the Texas A & M University S.M. Tracy Herbarium: accession nos. 264776-01, 264776-02, 264776-03 and in the Type Collection of Dinoflagellates, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, catalog numbers 5150, 5151, and 5152 with associated SEM images (figs 2a-2c).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 30 April 2013 by G.M. Guiry.
Last updated: 05 March 2021
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 05 March 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 24 April 2024
