Cribroperidinium apione

apione (Cookson and Eisenack, 1958, p.36, pl.3, fig.7; text-figs.3-4) Morgan, 1980, p.20.  Holotype: Cookson and Eisenack, 1958, text-figs.3-4; Jan du Chêne et al., 1986a, pl.33, fig.6.  Originally Gonyaulax (Appendix B), subsequently Gonyaulacysta, thirdly Millioudodinium, fourthly (and now) Cribroperidinium.  Taxonomic senior synonym: Gonyaulax (as Cribroperidinium) edwardsii, according to Burger (1980a, p.82) - however, Jan du Chêne et al. (1986a, p.76) retained Cribroperidinium apione.  Helenes (1984, p.118) also proposed this combination.  Age: Albian.

Parent: Cribroperidinium