A topographic feature of the periflagellar area of some prorocentroids (desmokonts). It is a protuberant thecal extension of a periflagellar plate bordering a periflagellar pore (e.g. Prorocentrum formosum). This feature can only be viewed via SEM.
Prorocentrum formosum: periflagellar area. Periflagellar flange (small arrow) borders flagellar pore.