New specific names for marine Cytheroidea (Ostracoda, Crustacea)

Abstract :

For junior primary homonyms of Cytheroidea species (Ostracoda) the following substitutional names are proposed: Bythoceratinabrunomilhaui nom. nov. for Bythoceratina robustaMilhau, 1993; Asciocythere raybatei nom. nov. for Asciocythere acuminata Bate, 1964; Cytheropteron morsii nom. nov. for Cytheropteron bicostatum Morsi, Hewaidy & Samir, 2016; Occultocythereis alsheikhlyi nom. nov. for Occultocythereis elongata Al-Sheikhly, 1982; Australimoosella tittertonae  nom. nov. for Australimoosella polypleuron Titterton & Whatley, 2009; and Xestoleberis morsiana  nom. nov. for Xestoleberis posterotruncata Morsi, Hewaidy & Samir, 2016
 


Keyword :

Ostracoda, nomenclatural changes, junior homonyms, replacement names
 


Author(s) : Kempf, E. K.
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Published Issue : 2016 Vol. 11 Number 2


2016 Vol. 11 Number 2