Nomenclatural changes in two families of asellote isopods (Acanthaspidiidae and Ischnomesidae)

Iolanthe Beddard, 1886a is shown to be a senior synonyn of Acanthaspidia Stebbing, 1893, the replacement name for the preoccupied Acanthoniscus Sars, 1879 (Isopoda: Asellota: Acanthaspidiidae). Ischnomesus kussakini nom. nov. is erected as a replacement name for Ischnomesus antarcticus (Kussakin, 19...

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Published in:Zootaxa
Main Authors: MERRIN, KELLY L., POORE, GARY C. B.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Mangolia Press 2015
Subjects:
Isoptera
Acanthaspidiidae
Ischnomesidae
Iolanthe
Acanthaspidia
Acanthoniscus
Ischnomesus
synonym
replacement name
Antarc*
antarcticus
Online Access:https://www.mapress.com/j/zt/article/view/zootaxa.4013.1.10
https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4013.1.10
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Summary:Iolanthe Beddard, 1886a is shown to be a senior synonyn of Acanthaspidia Stebbing, 1893, the replacement name for the preoccupied Acanthoniscus Sars, 1879 (Isopoda: Asellota: Acanthaspidiidae). Ischnomesus kussakini nom. nov. is erected as a replacement name for Ischnomesus antarcticus (Kussakin, 1982), preoccupied in this combination (Isopoda: Asellota: Ischnomesidae).

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