A = A living cell; B = Half theca with spine; C = Different living cells (DIC)
Life-form: Solitary
Size: Length 18-22 µm, width 6-11 µm.
Resting spore:
Note:
Distinctive features: Small species with a few scattered trichocyst pores
Similar species:
Distribution: Widely
Literature:
Bursa, A. 1959. The genus Prorocentrum Ehrenberg.
Morphodynamics, protoplasmatic structures, and taxonomy. Can. J. Bot.
37: 1-31.
Dodge, J. D. 1982. Marine Dinoflagellates of the British Isles. Her Majesty's Stationery Office, London. 303 pp.
Schiller, J. 1918. Über neue Prorocentrum- und Exuviella-Arten aus der Adria. Arch. f. Protistenk. 38: 250-262
Steidinger K. A. & Tangen, K. 1996. Dinoflagellates. In: Tomas, C. R. (ed.) Identifying marine diatoms and dinoflagellates. Academic Press, Inc., San Diego, p. 387-584.