Prorocentrum nanum J.Schiller 1918

Publication Details
Prorocentrum nanum J.Schiller 1918: 254, fig. 5

Published in: Schiller, J. (1918). Über neue Prorocentrum- und Exuviella-Arten aus der Adriatic. Archiv für Protistenkunde 38: 250-262.

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: Adriatic Sea; (INA 1996)

Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), dwarf (Stearn 1983).

General Environment
This is a marine species.

Created: 02 May 2002 by M.D. Guiry.

Last updated: 31 August 2018

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Taxonomic note
According to Gomez (2005), this is not P. pusillum (Schiller 1928) Loeblich III 1976) [Puigserver & Zingone (2002)]. Puigserver & Zingone (2002) conclude that the taxonomic status and phylogeny of P. nanum and P. pusillum need investigation. They consider that the inclusion of the latter in the former is not justifiable. - (30 June 2010) - G.M. Guiry

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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 28 May 2025