Case 3740 — Sphenopidae Hertwig, 1882 (Cnidaria: Anthozoa: Hexacorallia: Zoantharia): proposed conservation by being given precedence over Palythoidae Duchassaing de Fombressin & Michelotti, 1860

James Davis Reimer; Martyn E. Y. Low

doi:10.21805/bzn.v74.a023

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James Davis Reimer,¹ Martyn E. Y. Low²

¹Molecular Invertebrate Systematics and Ecology (MISE) Laboratory, Department of Marine and Environme
²Lee Kong Chian Museum of Natural History, National University of Singapore, 2 Conservatory Drive, Si

Abstract

The purpose of this application, made under Article 23.9.3 of the Code, is to conserve the family-group name Sphenopidae Hertwig, 1882 that is in widespread and current usage for a group that includes ecologically, medically and toxicologically important species. Sphenopidae Hertwig, 1882 is threatened by Palythoidae Duchassaing de Fombressin & Michelotti, 1860, which has only been used once as a valid name since 1899.

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James Davis Reimer and Martyn E. Y. Low "Case 3740 — Sphenopidae Hertwig, 1882 (Cnidaria: Anthozoa: Hexacorallia: Zoantharia): proposed conservation by being given precedence over Palythoidae Duchassaing de Fombressin & Michelotti, 1860," The Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature 74(1), 92-94, (1 August 2017). https://doi.org/10.21805/bzn.v74.a023

Published: 1 August 2017

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