Fossil Dinoflagellates of China. 2009. 200 plates. 739 p. gr8vo. Hardcover. - Chinese with English summary (p. 641 to 673).

This volume is divided into eight main chapters. The first seven chapters concern an introduction to the study of fossil and living dinoflagellates. A final chapter is the systematic classification of fossil dinoflagellates of China. It summarizes fossil dinoflagellate taxa published before the year 2006 in China. A total of 213 genera 13 subgenera and about 1000 species (forms) including subspecies and varietates are basically collected: of which, 2 new genera (Asymmetropecysta and Xishadinium), 5 new species (Asymmetropecysta scabrata, Batiacasphaera macropyla, Chytroeisphaeridia yujingxianii, Sicyoidium circulare and Xishadinium circulatum), 78 new combinations are proposed. In addition, holotype specimens are here designated for 10 species invalidly published; The English diagnosis of 50 species invalidly published by Xuet al, is briefly given in this volume; 3 genera are treated as subgenera, as well as 6 genera and 22 species are treated as taxonomic junior synonyms.