Prorocentrum obtusum Ostenfeld 1908
Publication Details
Prorocentrum obtusum Ostenfeld 1908: 161, pl. V [5]: figs 27, 28
Published in: Ostenfeld, C.H. (1908). The phytoplankton of the Aral Sea and its affluents with an enumeration of the algae observed. Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der Aralsee-Expedition. St. Petersburg 8: 123-225, 3 figs, 3 pls.
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.
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), obtuse, blunt (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 26 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 31 August 2018
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 31 August 2018. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 27 April 2024