Malmgrenia McIntosh, 1874 (Annelida, Polychaeta, POLYNOIDAE): proposed conservation of usage by designation of Malmgrenia andreapolis McIntosh, 1874 as the type species

The purpose of this application, under Article 81.1 of the Code, is to conserve the current usage of the widely used name Malmgrenia McIntosh, 1874 (a polynoid worm genus from the northern North Atlantic) by designation of Malmgrenia andreapolis McIntosh, 1874 as the type species of Malmgrenia. The...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Muir, A I, Chambers, Susan
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:unknown
Published: International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature 2008
Subjects:
Malmgreniella
Malmgrenia whiteavesii
scale worm
northern North Atlantic
Malmgrenia
Malmgrenia andreapolis
Nomenclature
taxonomy
Polychaeta
POLYNOIDAE
McIntosh
North Atlantic
Online Access:http://iczn.org/content/malmgrenia-mcintosh-1874-annelida-polychaeta-polynoidae-proposed-conservation-usage-designat
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Summary:The purpose of this application, under Article 81.1 of the Code, is to conserve the current usage of the widely used name Malmgrenia McIntosh, 1874 (a polynoid worm genus from the northern North Atlantic) by designation of Malmgrenia andreapolis McIntosh, 1874 as the type species of Malmgrenia. The type species of Malmgrenia is at present Malmgrenia whiteavesii McIntosh, 1874, which is virtually a nomen nudum. The type material of Malmgrenia whiteavesii McIntosh, 1874 has been lost and no other specimens referable to this species have been recorded. It is proposed that Malmgrenia andreapolis McIntosh, 1874 be designated as the type species of Malmgrenia to maintain the current usage of this generic name.

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