Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Prorocentrum micans
Dinoflagelado, Dinoflagellate
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: 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).
- 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.