Islandinium pacificum sp. nov., a New Dinoflagellate Cyst from the Upper Quaternary of the Northeast Pacific

Round brown process-bearing cysts (RBPC) produced by dinoflagellates (Dinophyceae) occur as an important part of assemblage diversities in seafloor sediments worldwide. Here a new species, Islandinium pacificum, is described from surface sediment samples from coastal waters of British Columbia (Cana...

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Published in:Palynology
Main Authors: Pieter R. Gurdebeke, Kenneth Neil Mertens, Vera Pospelova, Nicolas Van Nieuwenhove, Stephen Louwye
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: AASP: The Palynological Society 2020
Subjects:
Canada
Pacific
British Columbia
Vøring Plateau
North Atlantic
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1080/01916122.2018.1549118
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Summary:Round brown process-bearing cysts (RBPC) produced by dinoflagellates (Dinophyceae) occur as an important part of assemblage diversities in seafloor sediments worldwide. Here a new species, Islandinium pacificum, is described from surface sediment samples from coastal waters of British Columbia (Canada). Additional observations are made on material from the Holocene of Kyuquot Sound (Vancouver Island, Canada) and the Eemian of the Vøring Plateau (North Atlantic). The cysts have a smooth wall and bear acuminate processes with barbs. Incubation experiments reveal an affinity with the motile stage Protoperidinium mutsuense. The ecology of the new species is specified.

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