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Dinoflagellates
Prorocentrum C.G. Ehrenberg 1834
Nomenclature
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Family: Prorocentraceae Stein 1883
Genus:
Prorocentrum C.G. Ehrenberg 1834
SUMMARY
Prorocentrum is a dinoflagellate genus described by Ehrenberg in 1834 with P. micans as the type species. It comprises several planktonic and benthic species found across the world's oceans.