MBI Species Classification Request

General

Name:

Shannon Pechauer ( shannpeach )

Status:

Evaluating

Date:

04/30/2014

Classification Type:

New

Challenge

Species:

Heterocapsa triquetra

Suggested Class:

FC2

Common Name(s):

Species Synonyms:

Properidinium heterocapsa, Peridinium triquetrum, Peridinium triquetra, Glenodinium triquetrum

Fish/Invert/Culture:

Spawn Mode:

N/A

Fish Base Link:

Breeding Success:

False

Success References:

Journal:

If Challenging Existing Classification
Reasons Species Should be Reclassified:

If Requesting New Classification
Research or Links to information on Species:	http://www.eos.ubc.ca/research/phytoplankton/dinoflagellates/heterocapsa/h_triquetra.html http://www.algaebase.org/search/species/detail/?species_id=52427

Other Details
Other Information:	This is a mixotrophic dinoflagellate that is (according to the Phytoplankton Encyclopedia) "non-toxic and is considered to be a high quality food for heterotrophic dinoflagellates, ciliates and copepods"