Protopsis Kofoid & Swezy, 1921
Holotype species: Protopsis nigra (Pouchet) Kofoid & Swezy
Original publication and holotype designation: Kofoid, C.A. & Swezy, O. (1921). The free-living unarmored Dinoflagellata. Memoirs of the University of California 5: i-viii, 1-562.
The most recent alteration to this page was made on 2017-05-23 by M.D. Guiry.
Taxonomic status: This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Most recent taxonomic treatment adopted: Dodge, J.D. (1982). Marine dinoflagellates of the British Isles. pp. 1-303, 35 figs, pls I-VIII. London: Her Majesty's Stationery Office.
Comments: Dodge (1982: 115) notes it has recently been suggested by Greuet (1972) that cells designated as Protopsis, which are often found surrounded by a hyaline cyst wall, are in fact stages in the development of Warnowia species. As yet the direct relationship has not been established
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