MBI Species Classification Request

General
Name:	Shannon Pechauer ( shannpeach )
Status:	Evaluating
Date:	04/30/2014
Classification Type:	NewChallenge
Species:	Heterocapsa triquetra
Suggested Class:	FC2
Common Name(s):
Species Synonyms:	Properidinium heterocapsa, Peridinium triquetrum, Peridinium triquetra, Glenodinium triquetrum
Fish/Invert/Culture:	FC
Spawn Mode:	N/A
Fish Base Link:	http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=110153
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"