Prorocentrum micans Ehrenberg, 1833

Nunes, Caio Ceza da Silva, Susini-Ribeiro, Sylvia Maria Moreira & Cavalcante, Kaoli Pereira, 2019, Dinoflagellates in tropical estuarine waters from the Maraú River, Camamu Bay, northeastern Brazil, Check List 15 (5), pp. 951-963 : 957

Prorocentrum micans Ehrenberg, 1833

Figure 6A

Brazil, estuary of Maraú River: River Zone Station 1, 14°06′33″S, 039°02′48″W, III.2007 (HUESC 24062), IV. 2007 (HUESC 24066), VI.2007 (HUESC 24074), VII. 2007 (HUESC 24078), VIII.2007 (HUESC 24082); Mixing Zone Station 2, 14°04′52″S, 038°59′12″W, XI.2006 (HUESC 24047), I.2007 (HUESC 24055), II.2007 (HUESC 24059), III.2007 (HUESC 24063), VI.2007 (HUESC 24075), VII.2007 (HUESC 24079), VIII.2007 (HUESC 24083); Mixing Zone Station 3, 13°57′24″S, 038°59′

38″W, II.2007 (HUESC 24060), III.2007 (HUESC 24064), IV.2007 (HUESC 24068), V.2007 (HUESC 24072), VI.2007 (HUESC 24076), VII.2007 (HUESC 24080), VIII.2007 (HUESC 24084); Coastal Zone Station 4, 13°54′56″S, 038°58′57″W, X.2006 (HUESC 24045), I.2007 (HUESC 24057), II.2007 (HUESC 24061), III. 2007 (HUESC 24065), IV.2007 (HUESC 24069), V.2007 (HUESC 24073), VI.2007 (HUESC 24077).

Medium-sized, oval cell with asymmetrical sides, larger diameter in the central portion of the valve; antapex attenuated; one anterior, winged, straight spine. CL: 40–50 μm (46.1 ± 3.6 μm), TL: 50–60 μm (54.8 ± 3.8 μm), CW: 25–30 μm (27.4 ± 2.2 μm) (n = 26).

Distribution in Brazil: coastal regions of Pará, Maranhão, Rio Grande do Norte, Pernambuco, and Bahia; along the southeastern and southern coasts ( Flora do Brasil 2019).