Dinophyceae |
Prorocentrales |
Prorocentraceae
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Benthic. Tropical
Western Central Atlantic: Belize.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
In valve view, cells are round to slightly oval. Smooth thecal surface with scattered kidney-shaped valve poroids and marginal poroids. Periflagellar area is an unornamented, broad triangle into which a large flagellar pore and a smaller auxiliary pore are fitted. Both longitudinal and transverse flagella protrude from the flagellar pore. Smooth intercalary band. Peduncle-like structure at the periflagellar area present (Ref. 87175).
Associated with colored sand and coral rubble (Ref. 87175).
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Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Guiry, M.D. and G.M. Guiry 2009 AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. http://www.algaebase.org; searched on 14 April 2009. (Ref. 80701)
IUCN Red List Status
(Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
CITES status (Ref. 108899)
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
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Human RelatedStamps, coins, misc.
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