Attributing Ceratocorys, Pentaplacodinium and Protoceratium to Protoceratiaceae (Dinophyceae), with descriptions of Ceratocorys malayensis sp. nov. and Pentaplacodinium usupianum sp. nov

• Main Authors: Luo, Zhaohe, Lim, Zhen Fei, Mertens, Kenneth Neil, Krock, Bernd, Teng, Sing Tung, Tan, Toh Hii, Leaw, Chui Pin, Lim, Po Teen, Gu, Haifeng
• Format: Article
• Published: Taylor & Francis Ltd 2020
• Subjects: Q Science (General)
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/37265/

The gonyaulacean family Protoceratiaceae is characterised by five precingular plates. It currently encompasses the type genus Ceratocorys and the fossil genus Atopodinium. Fourteen strains of Ceratocorys, Pentaplacodinium, and Protoceratium were established from Malaysian and Hawaiian waters, and th...