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Archaeodinium

From Williams et al., 2017:

[Archaeodinium, Ouyang Shu, 1979, p. 10
Acritarch genus, according to Stover and Williams, 1987 and Fensome et al., 1990

Type species: Archaeodinium cingulatum, Ouyang Shu, 1979 (pl.2, fig.13)]

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Original description: Ouyang Shu, 1979

Description:
Small unicellular test of presumed dinoflagellates, +/- ovoid in side view, subcircular in apical view, longitudinal axis (perpendicular to cingulum) is
generally longer than transverse axis; test thin, finely punctate to intergranulate, devoid of tabulation; a round equator being a clearly developed and raised "cingulum" "sulcus" often not present; an apical "archeopyle" sometimes visible; light yellow in colour.
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