Algae Australian Algae Name Index (AANI)

Showing Phalacroma rapa
Oxyphysiaceae
Phalacroma rapa F.Stein , legitimate, scientific
Stein, F. (1883), Der Organismus der Infusionsthiere nach eigenen Forschungen in systematischer Reihenfolge III. Abth.Einleitung und der abbildungen II. Halfte: 23, pl. XIX, figs 5-8 [tax. nov.]
  • Type locality: Sudsee, Atlantic
Stein, F. (1883), Der Organismus der Infusionsthiere nach eigenen Forschungen in systematischer Reihenfolge III. Abth.Einleitung und der abbildungen II. Halfte: 84 [nomenclatural synonym]
nomenclatural synonym of: Dinophysis rapa (F.Stein) T.H.Abé legitimate
Wood, E.J.F. (1954), Dinoflagellates of the Australian region. Australian Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 5: - [secondary reference]
misapplication: Phalacroma mitra F.Schütt legitimate by Okamura, K. (1907), An annotated list of plankton microorganisms of the Japanese coast. Annotationes Zoologicae Japonenses 6: -
Abé, T.H. (March 1967), The armoured Dinoflagellata: II. Prorocentridae and Dinophysidae (B) - Dinophysis and its allied genera. Seto Marine Biological Laboratory, Publications Edn. 1, 15: 66 [basionym]
basionym of: Dinophysis rapa (F.Stein) T.H.Abé legitimate
Hallegraeff, G.M. & Jeffrey, S.W. (1984), Tropical phytoplankton species and pigments of continental shelf waters of north and north-west Australia. Marine Ecology Progress Series 20: 59–74 [secondary reference]
Hallegraeff, G.M. & Lucas, I.A.N. (1988), The marine dinoflagellate genus Dinophysis (Dinophyceae): photosynthetic, neritic and non-photosynthetic, oceanic species. Phycologia Edn. 1, 27: - [secondary reference]
  • APC Comment: R.Cowan (2008) uses this taxon concept.
ABRS (2008), Australian Algal Name Index Edn. 2008: - [secondary reference]
  • AMANI dist.: Western Australia (tropical), Indian Ocean (tropical), Coral Sea, Eastern Australian Current
  • Habitat: Neritic, Oceanic
  • Nutrition: Autotrophic, Heterotrophic
  • Graphic: Hallegraeff & Lucas Phycologia 27 (1): figs 6, 25
McCarthy, P. (Comp.) (2012), Census of Australian Marine Dinoflagellates: - [secondary reference]
  • Comment: A potentially toxic species. Conspecific with D. mitra (F.Schütt) Balech?
  • Distribution: Gulf of Carpentaria/North-west Shelf, Coral Sea, N.S.W. (Trial Bay to Port Hacking), East Australian Current, Indian Ocean W of Australia
  • Ex.distribution: Brazil, Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico, Canary Islands, Atlantic Ocean, Mediterranean Sea, Arabian Sea, South China Sea
Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G M. (2022), -. Algaebase web site: www.algaebase.org: - AAL [secondary reference]
nomenclatural synonym: Dinophysis rapa (F.Stein) T.H.Abé legitimate