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Chinese Journal of Applied Ecology ›› 2003, Vol. ›› Issue (7): 1060-1064.

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Redescription of Prorocentrum donghaiense Lu and comparison with relevant Prorocentrum species

LU Douding1, QI Yuzao2, Jeanette Goebel3, ZOU Jingzhong4, GAO Yahui 5   

  1. 1. Second Institute of Oceanography, SOA, Hangzhou 310012, China;
    2. Institute of Hydrobiology, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China;
    3. Landesamt f黵 Natur und Umwelt des Landes Schleswig-Holstein, Hamburger Chaussee 25, 24220 Flintbek, Germany;
    4. Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266071, China;
    5. School of Life Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
  • Received:2003-01-03 Revised:2003-04-21 Online:2003-07-15

Abstract: In this paper,the detailed morphology of Prorocentrum donghaiense was studied.Taxonomic comparison was made between P.donghaiense and other relevant Prorocentrum species. The results suggested that distinct differences existed among them with respect to their conservative characteristics of morphology and cell sizes. This kind of discrepancy was far beyond that of individual variations within same species due to environmental factors. Therefore, the high biomass bloom-forming species in the East China Sea was not real Prorocentrum "dentatum" Stein, but P. donghaiense Lu that was re-described in the present paper.P. donghaiense appeared in the East China Sea,and P."dentatum" occurred in Japanese and Korean waters should be the same species.

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