IOC-UNESCO Taxonomic Reference List of Harmful Micro Algae (HABs)

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Name

Ten-Hage L., Turquet J., Quod J.P., Puiseux-Dao S. & Couté A. (2000). Prorocentrum borbonicumsp. nov. (Dinophyceae), a new toxic benthic dinoflagellate from southwestern Indian Ocean. Phycologia 39: 296-301.

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258709

Authors

Ten-Hage L., Turquet J., Quod J.P., Puiseux-Dao S. & Couté A.

Year

2000

Title

<i>Prorocentrum borbonicum</i>sp. nov. (Dinophyceae), a new toxic benthic dinoflagellate from southwestern Indian Ocean.

Journal

Phycologia 39: 296-301

Type

Publication

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2016-10-05 10:46:10Z

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Moestrup, Øjvind

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Taxa (1)
Notes (2)

Prorocentrum borbonicum L.Ten-Hage, J.Turquet, J.-P.Quod, S.Puiseux-Dao & Couté, 2000 (original description)

Harmful effect

for Prorocentrum borbonicum L.Ten-Hage, J.Turquet, J.-P.Quod, S.Puiseux-Dao & Couté, 2000

P. borbonicum produces neurotoxic borbotoxins that are lethal to mice (Ten-Hage et al. 2000, 2002). [details]

Identification

for Prorocentrum borbonicum L.Ten-Hage, J.Turquet, J.-P.Quod, S.Puiseux-Dao & Couté, 2000

Identification requires scanning electron microscopy or LSU rDNA sequencing. It is one of only a very few ... [details]