Palsys.org: an open-access taxonomic and stratigraphic database of organic-walled dinoflagellate cysts

Bijl, Peter K.; Brinkhuis, Henk

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Palsys.org: an open-access taxonomic and stratigraphic database of organic-walled dinoflagellate cysts

Peter K. Bijl and Henk Brinkhuis

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We developed an online, open-access database for taxonomic descriptions, stratigraphic information and images of organic-walled dinoflagellate cyst species. With this new resource for applied and academic research, teaching and training, we open up organic-walled dinoflagellate cysts for the academic era of open science. We expect that palsys.org represents a starting point to improve taxonomic concepts, and we invite the community to contribute.