Prorocentrum faustiae S.L.Morton 1998
Publication Details
Prorocentrum faustiae S.L.Morton 1998: 567, figs 1-4
Published in: Morton, S.L. (1998). Morphology and toxicology of Prorocentrum faustiae sp. nov., a toxic species of non-planktonic dinoflagellate from Heron Island, Australia. Botanica Marina 41: 565-570.
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 concavum Y.Fukuyo.
Source of Synonymy
Chomérat, N., Bilien, G. & Zentz, F. (2018 '2019'). A taxonomical study of benthic Prorocentrum species (Prorocentrales, Dinophyceae) from Anse Dufour (Martinique Island, eastern Caribbean Sea). Marine Biodiversity 49(3): 1299-1319.
Type Information
Type locality: Coral Sea: Heron Island, Australia; (Faust & Gulledge 2002: 58) Holotype: (Faust & Gulledge 2002: 58)
Eponomy
Named for Maria A. Faust (Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 26 April 2002 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 20 April 2021
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Usage notes
Faust & Gulledge (2002: 59) notes this species is a diarrhetic shellfish poison toxin-producing species producing okadaic acid and Dinophysistoxin-1. Please refer to original reference for further details. - (11 May 2006) - G.M. Guiry
Harmful species (Lassus et al. 2017). - (22 May 2017) - M.D. Guiry
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 20 April 2021. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 12 July 2025