Galapagos Species Database

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Palaeophalacroma unicinctum J.Schiller

Dinoflagelado, Dinoflagellate

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Chromista

Phylum
Myzozoa

Class
Dinophyceae

Order
Gonyaulacales

Family
Cladopyxidaceae

Genus
Palaeophalacroma

Species
unicinctum

Taxon category: Accepted

The type species (lectotype) of the genus Palaeophalacroma is Palaeophalacroma verrucosum Schiller (Guiry & Guiry, 2024).

Origin: Native

Distribution

Distribution: Mediterranean, Atlantic Islands, Europe, N. America, S. America, Middle East, Australia and New Zealand, Pacific Islands/Pacific Ocean (Carnicer et al., 2019; Guiry & Guiry, 2024).

References

  • Ahyong, S. Boyko, C.B., Bailly, N., Bernot, J., Bieler, R, ... Williams, D.M., Williams, G., Wilson, R., Witkowski, J., Wyatt, N., Wylezich, C., Xavier, J., Xu, K., Zanol, J., Zeidler, W., Zhao, Z., Zullini, A. (2024) World Register of Marine Species Available from https://www.marinespecies.org at VLIZ. doi:10.14284/170
  • Carnicer,O. De La Fuente, P., Canepa, A., Keith, I., Rebolledo-Monsalve, E., Diogène, J., & Fernández-Tejedor, M. (2019) Marine dinoflagellate assemblage in the Galápagos Marine Reserve. Frontiers in Marine Science
  • Guiry, M.D Guiry, G.M. (2024) AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, University of Galway. https://www.algaebase.org.

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"Galapagos Species Database, Palaeophalacroma unicinctum", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=25440. Accessed 16 October 2026.