Dinoflagellate Cyst Genus Research Articles

Taxonomic note: Lejeunecysta nom. nov. pro. Lejeunia Gerlach 1961 emend. Lentin and Williams 1976—dinoflagellate cyst genus

The name Lejeunecysta is proposed for the dinoflagellate cyst genus Lejeunia Gerlach 1961 emend. Lentin and Williams 1976, a later homonym of the modern liverwort genus Lejeunea Libert 1820. Species of the genus are transferred accordingly.

New dinoflagellate cyst genera from the recent sediments of the Persian Gulf

Five species of Peridinium-type dinoflagellate cysts are described from sediment samples from the Persian Gulf and the Northern Arabian Sea. A dual classification system, as outlined by Reid (1974) and Sarjeant and Downie (1974), has been followed. These cysts are assignable, using cyst nomenclature, to four new genera: Stelladinium nov.; Leipokatium nov.; Multispinula nov.; and Omanodinium nov. The five new species are S. reidii sp. nov.; L. invisitatum sp. nov.; M. quanta sp. nov.; O. alticinctum sp. nov.; and O. tholus sp. nov. All genera have been attributed to the family Phthanoperidiniaceae Drugg and Loeblich, 1967 emend. nov.