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Prorocentrum cordatum
Super Group:
Alveolata
Phylum:
Dinophyta
Class:
Dinophyceae
Order:
Prorocentrales
Family:
Prorocentraceae
Genus:
Prorocentrum
Species:
cordatum
Synonym(s):
Exuviaella cordata Ostenfeld 1902
Exuviaella minima Pavillard 1916
Exuviaella pyriformis J.Schiller 1928
Prorocentrum minimum (Pavillard) J.Schiller 1933
Exuviaella peisonis J.Schiller 1955
Exuviaella pacifica Kuz'mina 1960
Type species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Prorocentrum is Prorocentrum micans Ehrenberg.
Ecology
Substrate: planktonic
Sociability: solitary
Salinity: marine
pH: neutral
Feeding: Photosynthetic
Life cycle
Phases_alternance: haplontic
Generation: <1 month
Reproduction_mode: asexual
Feeding behaviour
Photosynthetic
Mode of locomotion
Two flagella typical for Dinophyceae
Flagellum: 2
Motility: motile_swimming
Reference(s)
Observation site(s)
SYMBIONTS
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| Association with... | Region origin | Name of site | In reference... |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amoebophrya ceratii-species complex | Cabo Frio Island |
(2009) Infection by Amoebophrya spp. parasitoids of dinoflagellates in a tropical marine coastal area. Aquatic Microbial Ecology 55:143 - 153. doi: 10.3354/ame01293 |
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| Amoebophrya ceratii-Clade-33 | Kusuan |
(2006) Patterns in host range for two strains of Amoebophrya (Dinophyta) infecting thecate Dinoflagellates: Amoebophyra spp. ex Alexandrium affine and ex Gonyaulax polygramma. Journal of Phycology 42:1170 - 1173. doi: 10.1111/jpy.2006.42.issue-610.1111/j.1529-8817.2006.00277.x |
