Galapagos Species Database

The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.

Prorocentrum micans Ehrenberg

Dinoflagelado, Dinoflagellate

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Chromista

Phylum
Myzozoa

Class
Dinophyceae

Order
Prorocentrales

Family
Prorocentraceae

Genus
Prorocentrum

Species
micans

Taxon category: Accepted

This is the type species (holotype) of the genus Prorocentrum (Guiry & Guiry, 2024).

Origin: Native

Distribution

Distribution: Mediterranean, Arctic, Atlantic Islands, Europe, N. America, Caribbean Islands, S. America, Africa, Indian Ocean Islands, Middle East, South-west Asia, Asia, 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, Prorocentrum micans", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=25495. Accessed 16 October 2026.