Shallow water hydroids (Cnidaria, Hydrozoa) from the 2002 NOWRAMP cruise to the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands

Forty-two species of hydroids, excluding stylasterids, are reported in the present collection from the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. Of these, four are anthoathecates and 38 are leptothecates. Among the latter, Sertularella affinicostata and Monotheca gibbosa are described as new species. The binomen Halopteris longibrachia is proposed as a new replacement name for Plumularia polymorpha var. sibogae Billard, 1913, an invalid junior primary homonym of P. sibogae Billard, 1911. Based largely on evidence from earlier molecular phylogenies, the genus Disertasia Neppi, 1917 is resurrected to accommodate species including Dynamena crisioides Lamouroux, 1824, Sertularia disticha Bosc, 1802, and Sia. moluccana Pictet, 1893. Sertularella robusta Coughtrey, 1876 is an invalid junior primary homonym of Sla. gayi var. robusta Allman, 1874a, and has been replaced here by the binomen Sla. quasiplana Trebilcock, 1928, originally described as Sla. robusta var. quasiplana Trebilcock, 1928. Clytia hummelincki (Leloup, 1935) is referred to the synonymy of its senior subjective synonym, C. brevithecata (Thornely, 1900). Following Reversal of Precedence provisions in the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature to preserve prevailing usage of binomena, the familiar names Sia. disticha Bosc, 1802 (also known as Dynamena disticha) and Lytocarpia phyteuma (Stechow, 1919b) are designated nomena protecta and assigned precedence over their virtually unknown senior synonyms Hydra quinternana Bosc, 1797 and Aglaophenia clavicula Whitelegge, 1899, respectively, names now reduced to the status of nomena oblita. Twenty species are reported for the first time from Hawaii [Eudendrium merulum Watson, 1985, Phialellidae (undetermined), Hebella sp., Hebellopsis scandens (Bale, 1888), H. sibogae Billard, 1942, Clytia brevithecata, C. linearis (Thornely, 1900), C. cf. noliformis (McCrady, 1859), Halecium sp., Sla. affinicostata, Sla. angulosa Bale, 1894, Pasya heterodonta (Jarvis, 1922), Tridentata orthogonalis (Gibbons & Ryland, 1989), Pycnotheca producta (Bale, 1881), Monotheca gibbosa, H. longibrachia, A. postdentata Billard, 1913, A. suensonii Jäderholm, 1896, A. whiteleggei Bale, 1888, and L. flexuosa (Lamouroux, 1816)]. Sertularia orthogonalis, reported for only the third time worldwide, is assigned to the genus Tridentata Stechow, 1920. Hydroids of the NOWRAMP 2002 collection consisted largely of presumptive widespread species, with over 75% of them having been reported elsewhere in the tropical Indo-west Pacific region.

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The Linz Zoocode project: a set of new proposals regarding the terminology, the Principles and Rules of zoological nomenclature. First report of activities (2014‒2019)

Bionomina ◽

10.11646/bionomina.17.1.1 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 17 (1) ◽

pp. 1-111 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

ALAIN DUBOIS ◽

AARON M. BAUER ◽

LUIS M.P. CERÍACO ◽

FRANÇOIS DUSOULIER ◽

THIERRY FRÉTEY ◽

...

Keyword(s):

International Community ◽

Zoological Nomenclature ◽

International Code ◽

International Meeting ◽

First Report ◽

The Status ◽

International Body ◽

The Creation

In July 2014, the international meeting “Burning questions and problems of zoological nomenclature” was held in Linz (Austria). It acknowledged the presence in the current International Code of Zoological Nomenclature of a number of severe problems, and accordingly decided the creation of a new international body, the Linz Zoocode Committee (LZC), in charge of writing the Linz Zoocode, a set of new proposals regarding the terminology, the Principles and Rules of zoological nomenclature. Here we present the first report of the activities of this Committee, covering the period 2014‒2019. It contains the presentation of our work, and the first documents adopted by the Committee: the Preamble and Principles of the Zoocode, the description of its structure and a first instalment of the Zoocode Glossary. The Zoocode regulates the status of zoological nomina and nomenclatural acts (onomatergies). Its aim is to provide an explicit, precise and objective nomenclatural system for the unambiguous and universal naming of all zoological taxa recognised by taxonomists, so that, in the frame of a given classification, the nomen of each taxon is unique and distinct. It relies on a Nomenclatural Process consisting in four main stages: nomenclatural assignment and availability, taxonomic allocation, nomenclatural validity and correctness, and registration of nomina and onomatergies. Whereas the Code currently in force is based on six stated Principles, the Zoocode recognises 17 distinct ones. We here submit these documents to the consideration of the international community of zootaxonomists, in the perspective of the incorporation of these proposals into the next version of the Code.

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Recommended abbreviations for the names of genera of the phylum Tardigrada

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.4608.1.8 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 4608 (1) ◽

pp. 145 ◽

Cited By ~ 15

Author(s):

EMMA PERRY ◽

WILLIAM R. MILLER ◽

ŁUKASZ KACZMAREK

Keyword(s):

General Practice ◽

Zoological Nomenclature ◽

International Code ◽

Full Stop ◽

First Time

When listing the tardigrade species found in a study, the general practice is to sort the list alphabetically or taxonomically by genus. The first time a genus name is used it is spelled out and then it is abbreviated with the first letter of the genus followed by a full stop (period) until a different genus is encountered. This practice works for both a paragraph and a table listing and has been used by tardigrade researchers as far back as Schultze (1834). In the last monograph, Ramazzotti & Maucci (1983) presented a listing of the 52 generic abbreviations they used. We present an updated list of unambiguous abbreviations consistent with the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature (ICZN) for the now 137 recognized tardigrade genera.

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On a collection of hydroids (Cnidaria, Hydrozoa) from the southwest coast of Florida, USA

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.4689.1.1 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 4689 (1) ◽

pp. 1-141

Author(s):

DALE R. CALDER

Keyword(s):

Chesapeake Bay ◽

Zoological Nomenclature ◽

Molecular Evidence ◽

International Code ◽

Caribbean Coast ◽

Western Atlantic ◽

Southwest Coast ◽

The Caribbean ◽

First Time ◽

One New Species

Sixty species of hydroids, assigned to 24 families and 39 genera, are recognized and discussed in a collection of material from the southwest coast of Florida. One new species (Clytia joycei) is described from turtlegrass (Thalassia testudinum) and reported as well from the Caribbean coast of Panama. Under provisions of the First Reviser Principle in the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature, Antennopsis nigra Nutting, 1900 is assigned precedence over its simultaneous synonym A. longicorna Nutting, 1900. Also included as a synonym of A. nigra is A. sinuosa Fraser, 1947b. The species is now assigned to Nemertesia Lamouroux, 1816, as N. nigra. Following Reversal of Precedence provisions in the code, the well-known name Halecium nanum Alder, 1859 is designated as valid and conserved as a nomen protectum, while Hydra articulata Bosc, 1797 is relegated to a nomen oblitum. The genus Monotheca Nutting, 1900 is upheld as valid on the basis of both morphological and molecular evidence. Sertularia pourtalesi Nutting, 1904, a seldom-reported species, is assigned to Dynamena Lamouroux, 1812 and recognized as distinct from D. disticha (Bosc, 1802). Calyptospadix cerulea Clarke, 1882 and Bimeria franciscana Torrey, 1902 (also known as Garveia franciscana) are taken to be conspecific, with Calyptospadix Clarke, 1882 treated as a valid genus. Confusion over the identity of Lovenella gracilis Clarke, 1882 in literature on North American hydroids is addressed, and topotypic specimens from the Chesapeake Bay region are illustrated to document characters that distinguish the species. Campanularia colombiana (Wedler, 1976) is reported for the first time outside the Caribbean coast of Colombia. The fauna studied here consists largely of species known to occur in the tropical and subtropical western Atlantic. [Zoobank URL: urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:4C926BE2-D75D-449A-9EAD-14CADACFFADD]

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Bibliographic Catalogue of the Marine Benthic Algae in the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument (Northwestern Hawaiian Islands)

Phytotaxa ◽

10.11646/phytotaxa.167.1.2 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 167 (1) ◽

pp. 35 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

ROY T. TSUDA

Keyword(s):

Hawaiian Islands ◽

Algal Species ◽

Benthic Algae ◽

Hawaiian Archipelago ◽

The Third ◽

National Monument ◽

Northwestern Hawaiian Islands ◽

Reference Index ◽

Reference Section

The algal bibliographic catalogue of the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument (PMNM) is based on previously published records for the 10 northwestern islands, atolls and shoals in the Hawaiian Archipelago, and includes, aligned from northwest to southeast, Kure Atoll (90 species), Midway Atoll (123 species), Pearl & Hermes Atoll (74 species), Lisianski Island including Neva Shoals (52 species), Laysan Island (131 species), Maro Reef (79 species), Gardner Pinnacles (75 species), French Frigate Shoals including La Pérouse Pinnacle (173 species), Necker Island (118 species) and Nihoa Island (33 species). The first section (I. Classification) provides a listing of classes, orders, and families of the 148 genera reported from the PMNM. The second section (II. Species-Reference Index) provides an alphabetized listing of the 335 algal species under the four Phyla, i.e., Cyanobacteria (18 species), Rhodophyta (198 species), Ochrophyta (45 species) and Chlorophyta (74 species) with the applicable reference citations for each island, atoll or shoal. Brief notes are provided, when appropriate, for selected species. The third section (III. Island-Reference Index) provides a chronological listing of all published algal references for each respective island, atoll or shoal. The Reference section contains the complete citation for each reference.

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On the type selection and re-typification of two monitor lizard taxa (Squamata: Varanidae): Monitor bivittatus celebensis Schlegel, 1844 and Monitor kordensis Meyer, 1874; with some comments and corrections on other name-bearing type specimens

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.2440.1.5 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 2440 (1) ◽

pp. 60 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

WOLFGANG BÖHME ◽

ANDRÉ KOCH

Keyword(s):

Type Material ◽

Zoological Nomenclature ◽

International Code ◽

Type Specimens ◽

Type Selection ◽

Monitor Lizard ◽

The Status ◽

Monitor Lizards

We comment on a recently published checklist of the extant monitor lizards (Varanidae) by De Lisle (2009) which aimed also to give the repositories and catalogue numbers of name-bearing type specimens. In two out of 28 cases (i.e., Monitor bivittatus celebensis Schlegel, 1844 and Monitor kordensis Meyer, 1874) where the onomatophores could not be traced, he decided to designate a lectotype and a neotype, respectively, which, however, was not in accordance with the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature (ICZN). Therefore, we regard these designations as invalid and discuss and clarify the status of further type material listed by De Lisle (2009). Moreover, we make some additional corrections in his list.

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The identity of Osteobrama cotio, and the status of “Osteobrama serrata” (Teleostei: Cyprinidae: Cyprininae)

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.4504.1.5 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 4504 (1) ◽

pp. 105 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

MD. MIZANUR RAHMAN ◽

MICHAEL NORÉN ◽

ABDUR ROB MOLLAH ◽

SVEN KULLANDER

Keyword(s):

Dna Sequences ◽

Original Description ◽

Zoological Nomenclature ◽

Widespread Species ◽

Dorsal Fin ◽

Godavari River ◽

Narmada River ◽

Fin Ray ◽

The Status ◽

Morphological Differences

Osteobrama cotio is considered to be a widespread species in India and Bangladesh. Mitochondrial DNA (COI, 16S rRNA) shows that populations from the Meghna River, Karnafuli and Sangu Rivers, Narmada River, and Godavari River are genetically distinct from each other. No morphological differences were found to separate Meghna and Karnafuli+Sangu populations, however. A putative new species, “Osteobrama serrata” has been described from the Barak River basin, stated to be distinguished from O. cotio by the presence of a serrated third dorsal-fin ray. The description of “O. serrata” does not fulfil requirements of the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature, (International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature 1999) and the name is thus unavailable. Published DNA sequences of “Osteobrama serrata” are identical to sequences of O. cotio from Bangladesh. As mentioned already in the original description, O. cotio has a serrated third dorsal-fin ray.

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Nomenclature of Discoglossus: the status of the nomina Discoglossus hispanicus Lataste, 1879 and Discoglossus algirus Lataste, 1879 (Anura: Discoglossidae)

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.1335.1.2 ◽

2006 ◽

Vol 1335 (1) ◽

pp. 51

Author(s):

PIERRE-ANDRÉ CROCHET ◽

ALAIN DUBOIS

Keyword(s):

Western Mediterranean ◽

International Commission ◽

Zoological Nomenclature ◽

The Internet ◽

International Code ◽

Discoglossus Pictus ◽

The Status ◽

Previously Treated ◽

Google Search

The nomina Discoglossus hispanicus Lataste, 1879 and Discoglossus algirus Lataste, 1879 have been previously treated as nomina oblita by Lanza et al. (1986) and as unavailable nomina by reason of Article 8.3. of the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature (the Code hereafter) (International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature 1999) by Frost (2004). More recently, Lescure (2005) treated them as available and suggested that they are senior subjective synonyms of, and hence the valid nomina for, the taxa currently called Discoglossus galganoi Capula, Nascetti, Lanza, Bullini & Crespo and Discoglossus pictus auritus Héron-Royer (for the systematics of the western Mediterranean painted frogs, see Fromhage et al. 2004; Zangari et al. 2006). As a result, Discoglossus hispanicus appears as the valid nomen of the western Iberian Discoglossus in various documents in the internet, as revealed by a Google search. None of these treatments is correct, however.

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Life in the Slow Lane: Ecology and Conservation of Long-Lived Marine Animals

Life in the Slow Lane: Ecology and Conservation of Long-Lived Marine Animals ◽

10.47886/9781888569155.ch14 ◽

1999 ◽

Keyword(s):

Hawaiian Islands ◽

Marine Debris ◽

Initial Contact ◽

Hawaiian Monk Seal ◽

Current Configuration ◽

The Past ◽

Northwestern Hawaiian Islands ◽

The Status ◽

The Face ◽

Habitat Competition

<em>Abstract.</em> —The history of the Hawaiian monk seal is one of remarkable evolutionary persistence but recent and severe decline. The species may have persisted in the Hawaiian Archipelago for the past 15 million years. Its initial contact with humans probably occurred when Polynesians first settled the Archipelago, perhaps 2,000 years ago. Shortly thereafter, the monk seal was likely extirpated in the main Hawaiian Islands and reduced to its current configuration of six main reproductive colonies. The first written record of the species is from 1805, when it was discovered on Lisianski Island. Through the remainder of the 1800s, it was exploited for skins and oil and for food by shipwrecked sailors. By the turn of the century, at least two of the six reproductive colonies had been extirpated and the species was severely depleted. In this century, the Hawaiian monk seal has suffered more from habitat competition and loss than from direct exploitation. Habitat loss has occurred in the form of permanent human settlement with associated disturbance, deposition of marine debris, physical and biological alteration of its terrestrial environment, and biological alteration of its marine environment. Thus, human activities have played a major role in determining the status and trends of the species over the past two centuries. The historical record also suggests that human access to the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands is increasing, and such activities may become a greater impediment to recovery if they are not limited to those compatible with wildlife conservation. Unfortunately, we are often unable to predict the compatibility of proposed activities. In the face of such uncertainty, is further development of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands worth the risk of extinction of the Hawaiian monk seal?

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Corrections in the status and rank of names used to denote varietal forms of mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae)

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.1542.1.3 ◽

2007 ◽

Vol 1542 (1) ◽

pp. 35-48 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

RALPH E. HARBACH ◽

THERESA M. HOWARD

Keyword(s):

Species Group ◽

Zoological Nomenclature ◽

International Code ◽

Taxonomic Information ◽

The World ◽

The Status ◽

Type Data

The status and rank of mosquito varietal names listed in A Catalog of the Mosquitoes of the World are reviewed. Names proposed or adopted for existent varieties are deemed to be subspecific or infrasubspecific under provisions of the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature that regulate the rank of species-group names that follow binomina. Type data and taxonomic information are provided for each taxon.

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The type species of the eurypterid genus Acutiramus Ruedemann, 1935

Journal of Paleontology ◽

10.1017/s0022336000035885 ◽

1997 ◽

Vol 71 (5) ◽

pp. 950-951

Author(s):

Victor P. Tollerton

Keyword(s):

Type Species ◽

Zoological Nomenclature ◽

International Code ◽

The Third ◽

Current Usage

Current usage as to the name of the type species of the eurypterid genus Acutiramus Ruedemann, 1935, violates Article 68 of the third edition of the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature (Ride et al., 1985; hereafter referred to as the Code). The history is recorded here, and the correct citation of the type species is given as the conclusion of this note. The pertinent sections of the Code are quoted for convenience of the reader.

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