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**Nicolas Van Nieuwenhove:** Conceptualization, resources, writing- original draft, review & editing, visualization

**Martin J. Head:** Validation, resources, writing- original draft, review & editing

**Audrey Limoges:** Conceptualization, resources, writing- review & editing, visualization

**Vera Pospelova:** Resources, writing- original draft, review & editing

**Kenneth N. Mertens:** Conceptualization, resources, writing- review & editing

**Jens Matthiessen:** Writing- original draft, review & editing

**Stijn De Schepper:** Resources, writing- original draft, review & editing

**Anne de Vernal:** Initiation, conceptualization, resources, writing- review & editing

**Frédérique Eynaud:** Resources, writing- review & editing

**Laurent Londeix:** Resources, writing- original draft, review & editing

**Fabienne Marret:** Resources, writing- original draft, review & editing

**Aurélie Penaud:** Resources, writing- review & editing

**Taoufik Radi:** writing- review & editing

**André Rochon:** Initiation, conceptualization, resources, writing- original draft, review & editing
Highlights

- 51 common extant dinoflagellate cyst species and two morphotypes are briefly described and illustrated

- 2 belong to the Gymnodiniales, 30 to the Gonyaulacales and 21 to the Peridiniales

- their lowest stratigraphic occurrences are provided

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