Ctenidodinium pachydermum

"?pachydermum" (Deflandre, 1939a, p.176-178, pl.7, figs.6-10; text-figs.7-10) Gocht, 1970b, p.142-143.  Holotype: Deflandre, 1939a, pl.7, figs.6-7.  NOW Korystocysta.  Originally Gonyaulax (Appendix B), subsequently Gonyaulacysta, thirdly Ctenidodinium, fourthly Ctenidodinium?, fifthly (and now) Korystocysta, sixthly Dichadogonyaulax.  Questionable assignment: Stover and Evitt (1978, p.204).  Taxonomic junior synonyms: Leptodinium (as Korystocysta) norrisii, according to Benson (1985, p.154); Dichadogonyaulax (subsequently Korystocysta) kettonensis, by implication in Conway (1990, p.35), who considered Dichadogonyaulax kettonensis to be the senior name - however, Lentin and Williams (1993, p.374) retained Dichadogonyaulax (as Korystocysta) kettonensis.  Age: Oxfordian.

Parent: Ctenidodinium