Abstract
A marine sand-dwelling dinoflagellate species of the genus Prorocentrum is described from light and scanning electron micrographs. The species was distinguished from other Prorocentrum species by total cell shape and size, thecal surface morphology and architecture of the periflagellar area. Prorocentrum clipeus sp. nov. is a large, nearly round, photosynthetic species, with an average diameter of 52 μm. The large kidney-shaped nucleus is posteriorly located. This new species differs from all known Prorocentrum species in having a wide arc-shaped periflagellaer area, and in forming a unique type of apical spine and thin smooth, upright apical list. The thecal surface is smooth without large pores.
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