The Australian Algae Name Index (AANI) is a tool for the botanical community that deals with algae names and their usage in the scientific literature, whether as a current name or synonym. AANI does not recommend any particular taxonomy or nomenclature. For a listing of currently accepted scientific names for the Australian Algae, please use the Australian Algae List (AAL) link above.
Showing Phalacroma mitra
- AAL
- Eukaryota(reg.)
- Dinophyta(div.)
- Dinophyceae(cl.)
- Dinophysiales(ordo)
- Oxyphysiaceae(fam.)
- Phalacroma(gen.)
- mitra(sp.)
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Type locality: Atlantic Ocean
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APC Comment: R.Cowan (2008) uses this taxon concept.
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Comment: Wood was incorrect to attribute this species to Oltmans. Bohm 1936 Bishop Museum Bull No 137 p. 17 feels this species is not separable from Phalacroma dolichopterygium. -
AMANI dist.: Western Australia (tropical), Indian Ocean (tropical), Coral Sea -
Nutrition: Heterotrophic -
Habitat: Neritic, Oceanic
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Distribution: Coral Sea, East Australian Current, W.A. (Indian Ocean, North-west Shelf) -
Ex.distribution: Brazil, Gulf of Mexico, Atlantic Ocean, Canary Islands, N Spain, Arabian Sea, eastern tropical Pacific Ocean (Peru)