Colomisphaera

COLOMISPHAERA Nowak, 1968, p.304.  Calcareous dinoflagellate genus (see Elbrächter et al., 2008, p.1299).  Fensome and Williams (2004) considered this genus to be not validly published because a type was not designated.  However, Elbrächter et al. (2008, p.1299) implied that this generic name can be considered validly published as it was proposed under the I.C.Z.N.  Řehánek and Cecca (1993, p.153) indicated that Řehánek (1985a) provided an emendation for this genus; however, the latter author did not indicate that he was emending Colomisphaera.  Type: not designated; type species — Fibrosphaera minutissima.

Species List:

Colomisphaera carpathica
Colomisphaera cieszynica
Colomisphaera conferta
Colomisphaera fibrata
Colomisphaera fortis
Colomisphaera heliosphaera
Colomisphaera lapidosa
*Colomisphaera minutissima
Colomisphaera modica
Colomisphaera ornata
Colomisphaera pokornyi
Colomisphaera pulla
Colomisphaera tenuis
Colomisphaera varia
Colomisphaera verrucosa