Prorocentraceae
Prorocentrum mexicanum B.F.Osorio , legitimate, scientific
Osorio, B.F. (1942), An. Esc. Nac. Cienc. Biol 2: - [tax. nov.]
  • Type locality: Mexico (Pacific coast)
Al-Qassab, S., Lee, W.J., Murray, S., Simpson, A.G.B. & Patterson, D.J. (2002), Flagellates from stromatolites and surrounding sediments in Shark Bay, Western Australia. Acta Protozool 41: 91–144 [secondary reference]
McCarthy, P. (Comp.) (2012), Census of Australian Marine Dinoflagellates: - [secondary reference]
  • Comment: A toxin-producing species
  • APC Comment: P.McCarthy (2012) uses this taxon concept.
  • Distribution: W.A. (Shark Bay)
  • Ex.distribution: Brazil, Mexico (Pacific coast), Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean Sea, U.S.A. (Florida), Canada (Gulf of St. Lawrence), Spain, Mediterranean Sea, Black Sea, Vietnam, French Polynesia