Copepoda name details
Psammastacus Nicholls, 1935
115399 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:115399)
unaccepted > nomen nudum (Name unavailable, made available as Psammastacus Apostolov & Marinov, 1988 - see Huys, 2009 for details)
Genus
- Species Psammastacus galapagoensis Mielke, 1997
- Species Psammastacus acuticaudatus Krishnaswamy, 1957 (unaccepted > nomen nudum, unpublished thesis)
- Species Psammastacus erasmusi McLachlan & Moore, 1978 accepted as Arenotopa erasmusi (McLachlan & Moore, 1978)
- Species Psammastacus perplexus Wells & Clark, 1965 accepted as Neopsammastacus perplexus (Wells & Clark, 1965) accepted as Minervella perplexa (Wells & Clark, 1965)
- Species Psammastacus remanei Noodt, 1964 accepted as Afroleptastacus remanei (Noodt, 1964) (synonym)
- Species Psammastacus spinicaudatus Rao & Ganapati, 1969 accepted as Neopsammastacus spinicaudatus (Rao & Ganapati, 1969)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Nicholls, A.G. (1935). Copepods from the Interstitial Fauna of a Sandy Beach. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom N. Ser. 20: 379-405, figs. 1-10. (VIII-1935).
page(s): 395 [details] Available for editors
page(s): 395 [details] Available for editors
Taxonomy
Psammastacus Nicholls, 1935 (Family Leptastacidae)
Nicholls (1935) proposed the genus Psammastacus Nicholls, 1935 for...
Psammastacus Nicholls, 1935 (Family Leptastacidae)
Nicholls (1935) proposed the genus Psammastacus Nicholls, 1935 for...
Taxonomy
Psammastacus Nicholls, 1935 (Family Leptastacidae)
Nicholls (1935) proposed the genus Psammastacus Nicholls, 1935 for two new species, P. confluens Nicholls, 1935 and P. brevicaudatus Nicholls, 1935, but did not designate a type species, without which the generic name remained unavailable as a nomen nudum. Lang’s (1948: 7) rule of designating the oldest species as type (unless stated otherwise) does not satisfy the provisions of the Code (see above). The first authors to formally fix a type species were Apostolov and Marinov (1988: 288) who designated P. confluens and consequently re- established the generic name. They also met the provisions of ICZN Art. 13.1.1 by providing a generic diagnosis (in Bulgarian) which serves to differentiate Psammastacus Apostolov & Marinov, 1988 from the other leptastacid genera. Accordingly, the latter generic name should take their authorship and date. Huys (1992: 121) showed that the original description of P. brevicaudatus was based on copepodids of P. confluens. Given this synonymy, the genus Psammastacus Apostolov & Marinov, 1988 remains monotypic with Psammastacus confluens (Nicholls, 1935) comb. nov. as the type.
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Psammastacus Nicholls, 1935 (Family Leptastacidae)
Nicholls (1935) proposed the genus Psammastacus Nicholls, 1935 for two new species, P. confluens Nicholls, 1935 and P. brevicaudatus Nicholls, 1935, but did not designate a type species, without which the generic name remained unavailable as a nomen nudum. Lang’s (1948: 7) rule of designating the oldest species as type (unless stated otherwise) does not satisfy the provisions of the Code (see above). The first authors to formally fix a type species were Apostolov and Marinov (1988: 288) who designated P. confluens and consequently re- established the generic name. They also met the provisions of ICZN Art. 13.1.1 by providing a generic diagnosis (in Bulgarian) which serves to differentiate Psammastacus Apostolov & Marinov, 1988 from the other leptastacid genera. Accordingly, the latter generic name should take their authorship and date. Huys (1992: 121) showed that the original description of P. brevicaudatus was based on copepodids of P. confluens. Given this synonymy, the genus Psammastacus Apostolov & Marinov, 1988 remains monotypic with Psammastacus confluens (Nicholls, 1935) comb. nov. as the type.
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Walter, T.C.; Boxshall, G. (2021). World of Copepods Database. Psammastacus Nicholls, 1935. Accessed at: http://marinespecies.org/copepoda/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=115399 on 2024-04-19
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Nicholls, A.G. (1935). Copepods from the Interstitial Fauna of a Sandy Beach. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom N. Ser. 20: 379-405, figs. 1-10. (VIII-1935).
page(s): 395 [details] Available for editors
basis of record Huys, R. (2001). Copepoda - Harpacticoida. <em>In: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds.) European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50:268-280. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
additional source Huys, R. (2009). Unresolved cases of type fixation, synonymy and homonymy in harpacticoid copepod nomenclature (Crustacea: Copepoda). <em>Zootaxa.</em> 2183:1-99., available online at http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2009/2/zt02183p099.pdf [details] Available for editors
additional source Bodin, P. (1997). Catalogue of the new marine Harpacticoid Copepods. <em>Studiedocumenten van het K.B.I.N. = Documents de Travail de l'I.R.Sc.N.B., 89. Koninklijk Belgisch Instituut voor Natuurwetenschappen: Brussels, Belgium.</em> 89: 1-304. (look up in IMIS)
page(s): 395 [details] Available for editors
additional source Cottarelli, V. & F. Venanzetti. (1989). Ricerche zoologiche della nave oceanografica 'Minerva' (C.N.R.) sulle isole circumsarde. II. Cylindropsyllidae del meiobenthos di Montecristo e delle isole circumsarde (Crustacea, Copepoda, Harpacticoida). <em>Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale 'Giacomo Doria', Genova.</em> 87:183-235., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33969277#page/193/mode/1up [details] Available for editors
additional source Huys, R. (1992). The amphiatlantic distribution of Leptastacus macronyx (T. Scott, 1892) (Copepoda: Harpacticoida): a paradigm of taxonomic confusion; and a cladistic approach to the classification of the Leptastacidae Lang, 1948. Mededelingen van de Koninklijke Academie voor Wetenschappen, Letteren en Schone Kunsten van Belgie 4:23-196, 52 figs. (look up in IMIS)
page(s): 112-114 [details] Available for editors
page(s): 395 [details] Available for editors
basis of record Huys, R. (2001). Copepoda - Harpacticoida. <em>In: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds.) European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50:268-280. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
additional source Huys, R. (2009). Unresolved cases of type fixation, synonymy and homonymy in harpacticoid copepod nomenclature (Crustacea: Copepoda). <em>Zootaxa.</em> 2183:1-99., available online at http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2009/2/zt02183p099.pdf [details] Available for editors
additional source Bodin, P. (1997). Catalogue of the new marine Harpacticoid Copepods. <em>Studiedocumenten van het K.B.I.N. = Documents de Travail de l'I.R.Sc.N.B., 89. Koninklijk Belgisch Instituut voor Natuurwetenschappen: Brussels, Belgium.</em> 89: 1-304. (look up in IMIS)
page(s): 395 [details] Available for editors
additional source Cottarelli, V. & F. Venanzetti. (1989). Ricerche zoologiche della nave oceanografica 'Minerva' (C.N.R.) sulle isole circumsarde. II. Cylindropsyllidae del meiobenthos di Montecristo e delle isole circumsarde (Crustacea, Copepoda, Harpacticoida). <em>Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale 'Giacomo Doria', Genova.</em> 87:183-235., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33969277#page/193/mode/1up [details] Available for editors
additional source Huys, R. (1992). The amphiatlantic distribution of Leptastacus macronyx (T. Scott, 1892) (Copepoda: Harpacticoida): a paradigm of taxonomic confusion; and a cladistic approach to the classification of the Leptastacidae Lang, 1948. Mededelingen van de Koninklijke Academie voor Wetenschappen, Letteren en Schone Kunsten van Belgie 4:23-196, 52 figs. (look up in IMIS)
page(s): 112-114 [details] Available for editors
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Taxonomy Psammastacus Nicholls, 1935 (Family Leptastacidae)
Nicholls (1935) proposed the genus Psammastacus Nicholls, 1935 for two new species, P. confluens Nicholls, 1935 and P. brevicaudatus Nicholls, 1935, but did not designate a type species, without which the generic name remained unavailable as a nomen nudum. Lang’s (1948: 7) rule of designating the oldest species as type (unless stated otherwise) does not satisfy the provisions of the Code (see above). The first authors to formally fix a type species were Apostolov and Marinov (1988: 288) who designated P. confluens and consequently re- established the generic name. They also met the provisions of ICZN Art. 13.1.1 by providing a generic diagnosis (in Bulgarian) which serves to differentiate Psammastacus Apostolov & Marinov, 1988 from the other leptastacid genera. Accordingly, the latter generic name should take their authorship and date. Huys (1992: 121) showed that the original description of P. brevicaudatus was based on copepodids of P. confluens. Given this synonymy, the genus Psammastacus Apostolov & Marinov, 1988 remains monotypic with Psammastacus confluens (Nicholls, 1935) comb. nov. as the type.
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