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prorocentrum

prorocentrum

prorocentrum

Genus: Prorocentrum | Dinoflagellate

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Common West Coast species: P. micans

Order: Prorocentrales

Family: Prorocentraceae

prorocentrum

 

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Description: Laterally compressed armored cell, ranging from heart-shaped to pyriform. There is no cingulum or sulcus. Well-developed apical spine. Chloroplasts present.

Cell Size: Width 35-70um, Length 20-50um

Distribution: Oceanic, neritic, worldwide distribution warm to arctic waters.

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