WoRMS taxon details
original description
Billard, C. (1983). <i>Prymnesium zebrinum</i> sp. nov. et <i> P. annuliferum</i> sp. nov., deux nouvelles espèces apparantées á <i>P. parvum</i> Carter (Prymnesiophyceae. <em>Phycologia 22: 141-151.</em> [details]
basis of record
Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. (2024). AlgaeBase. <em>World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway.</em> searched on YYYY-MM-DD., available online at http://www.algaebase.org [details]
additional source
Tomas, C.R. (Ed.). (1997). Identifying marine phytoplankton. Academic Press: San Diego, CA [etc.] (USA). ISBN 0-12-693018-X. XV, 858 pp., available online at http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/book/9780126930184 [details]
additional source
Fresnel J., Probert I. & Billard C. 2001. Prymnesium faveolatum sp. nov. (Prymnesiophyceae), a new toxic species from the Mediterranean Sea. Vie et Milieu 51: 89-97. [details]
From editor or global species database
LSID urn:lsid:algaebase.org:taxname:37551 [details]From regional or thematic species database
Description Cells 10-12 µm long and , 5.5 µm wide, with two flagella measuring 15-16 µm in length and a haptonema 3 µm long. Two parietal chloroplasts. As in other species of Prymnesium, cells of P. zebrinum are covered with two types of elliptical scales, of which the outer type is species specific and show a pattern of 4-6 transverse bars on the distal side. [details]
Distribution Presently known from France only [details]
Harmful effect Toxic to Artemia and therefore probably producer of the same toxin as other species of Prymnesium. [details]
Identification Identification requires electron microscopy..Prymnesium zebrinum is presently known from France only. It is characterized by the structure of the outer layer of organic scales on the cell The scales possess a distal ornamentation of 4-6 parallel transverse bars (cf. the species name). [details]
From editor or global species database
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