Prorocentrum concavum Y.Fukuyo 1981
Publication Details
Prorocentrum concavum Y.Fukuyo 1981: 968, 972, figs 13-19, 49
Published in: Fukuyo, Y. (1981). Taxonomical study on benthic dinoflagellates collected in coral reefs. Bulletin of the Japanese Society of Scientific Fisheries 47: 967-978.
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: Ryukyu Islands; (INA 1996) Iconotypus: fig. 13: (INA 1996) Notes: Pacific Ocean: French Polynesia, New Caledonia and the Ryukyu Islands (Faust & Gulledge 2002: 58)
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
Harmful species (Lassus et al. 2017). - (22 May 2017) - M.D. Guiry
Habitat note
Symbiont of Amphiscolops sp. (Banaszak et al. 1993). - (29 August 2012) - G.M. Guiry
Usage note
Faust & Gulledge (2002: 58) notes this species is toxic, producing the following toxins: fast-acting toxin, diarrhetic shellfish poison toxins, okadaic acid and an unnamed toxin. Please consult original reference for further details.
Harmful species - (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 18 May 2025
