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Emendation of the genera Selenopemphix and Multispinula (Peridiniales, Dinophyceae), with the description of Multispinula varispinosa sp. nov. and Multispinula robusta sp. nov.
Ophélie David
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Univ. Brest, CNRS, Ifremer, Geo-Ocean, UMR 6538, 29280 Plouzané, France
Ifremer, COAST/LER BO, Station de Biologie Marine, 29900 Concarneau, France
Pjotr Meyvisch
Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Department of Geology, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
Haifeng Gu
Key Laboratory of Marine Ecology and Restoration, Third Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural Resources, Xiamen 361005, China
Gwenael Bilien
Ifremer, COAST/LER BO, Station de Biologie Marine, 29900 Concarneau, France
Dave Clarke
Marine Institute, Rinville, Oranmore, H91 R673, Galway, Ireland
Fabienne Marret
Department of Geography and Planning, School of Environmental Sciences, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK
Kenneth N. Mertens
Ifremer, COAST/LER BO, Station de Biologie Marine, 29900 Concarneau, France
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Short summary
By combining incubation experiments, microscopy, biomolecular analyses, and spectroscopy to assess the biomacromolecular composition of cyst walls, we show that Selenopemphix and Multispinula represent two distinct cyst-based genera, with different preservation potentials. We emend their diagnoses and describe two new Multispinula species, M. varispinosa sp. nov. and M. robusta sp. nov., in addition to M. quanta.
By combining incubation experiments, microscopy, biomolecular analyses, and spectroscopy to...
