HABs taxon details
original description
Gómez, F.; Qiu, D.; Lin, S. (2017). The Synonymy of the Toxic Dinoflagellates <i>Prorocentrum mexicanum</i> and <i>P. rhathymum</i> and the Description of <i>P. steidingerae</i> sp. nov. (Prorocentrales, Dinophyceae). <em>Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology.</em> , available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/jeu.12403 [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
Steidinger, K.A. & Meave del Castillo, M.E. (Eds.). (2018). Guide to the identification of harmful micoalgae in the Gulf of Mexico. <em>St. Petersburg, FL: DiggyPOD, Inc.</em> [details]
From regional or thematic species database
Description Cells are oval (30–40 μm long and 20–25 μm deep). The cells show an apical spine with a curved shape. Foveate thecal ornamentation. [details]
Harmful effect As long as species identities in the Prorocentrum mexicanum species complex are not unambiguously resolved records of toxicity can not reliable related to a species name.
In Steidinger & Meave del Castillo (2018) P. steidingerae is recorded to be toxic in the Gulf of Mexico. [details]
Taxonomic remark Further studies of the species complex (P. mexicanum, P. rhathymum, P. steidingeae) are needed to clarify species delimitations and synonymy. [details]
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