Prorocentrum donghaiense D.Lu 2001
Publication Details
Prorocentrum donghaiense D.Lu 2001: 338, fig. 2
Published in: Lu, D. & Goebel, J. (2001). Five red tide species in genus Prorocentrum including the description of Prorocentrum donghaiense Lu sp. nov. from the East China Sea. Chinese Journal of Oceanology and Limnology 19: 337-344.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Prorocentrum is Prorocentrum micans Ehrenberg.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Prorocentrum obtusidens J.Schiller.
Source of Synonymy
Shin, H.H., Li, Z., Mertens, K.M., Seo, M.H., Gu, H.F., Lim, W.A., Yoon, Y.H., Soh, H.Y. & Matsuoka, K. (2019). Prorocentrum shikokuense Hada and P. donghaiense Lu are junior synonyms of P. obtusidens Schiller, but not of P. dentatum Stein (Prorocentrales, Dinophyceae). Harmful Algae 89(101686): 1-14, 9 figs, 2 tables.
Type Information
Type locality: China: East China Sea near Gouqui Island; (INA 1996) Type: fig. 2a (Lu & Goebel, 2001): Lu Douding; v.1995; (INA 1996)
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Description
Redescription in Lu, Qi, Goebel, Zou & Gao , 2003 (from reference in Lin et al., 2006: 654)
Created: 20 September 2006 by G.M. Guiry.
Last updated: 28 February 2023
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G.M. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 28 February 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 23 May 2025