Species: Prorocentrum micans | Dinoflagellate

Order: Prorocentrales
Family: Prorocentraceae

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Description: Laterally compressed armored cell, ranging from heart-shaped to pyriform. There is no cingulum or sulcus. Well developed apical spine. Chloroplasts present.

Cell Size: Width = 35-70um, Length = 20-50um

Distribution: Oceanic, neritic, worldwide distribution warm to arctic waters.