Prorocentrum manshuricum Skvortsov 1957
Publication Details
Prorocentrum manshuricum Skvortsov 1957: 193, pl. 5: fig. 28
Published in: Skvortzov, B.V. (1957). New and rare Flagellatae from Manchuria, Eastern Asia. Philippine Journal of Science 86(2): 139-202, 6 plates.
Request PDFPublication date: 28 July 1957
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Prorocentrum is Prorocentrum micans Ehrenberg.
Status of Name
The taxonomic or nomenclatural status (or both) of this entity is in some way unresolved and requires further investigation.
Source of Synonymy
Moestrup, Ø. & Calado, A.J. (2018). Süßwasserflora von Mitteleuropa. Dinophyceae. Vol. 6 pp. [i]-xii, [1]-560, 421 figures. Berlin: Springer Spektrum.
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 24 May 2013 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 27 February 2024
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Taxonomic note
Moestrup & Calado (2018: 474) comment: "The identity of this taxon is very uncertain. It bears little resemblance to Prorocentrum, differing in having a single flagellum arising from a papilla and numerous discoid chloroplasts." - (31 August 2020) - M.D. Guiry
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E.A. Molinari Novoa in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 27 February 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 16 July 2025
