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Porifera taxon details
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Nomenclature We cite here Van Soest et al.'s (2020: 33) explanation for the nomen novum.
Removal of homonymy between Myxilla (Myxilla) granulata (Bowerbank, 1866) and Halichondria granulata Keller, 1891.
1. Halichondria granulata Bowerbank, 1866: 262 (type locality Oban, Scotland). Even though Arndt (1935: 58) synonymised H. granulata Bowerbank, 1866 with Myxilla (Myxilla) fimbriata (Bowerbank, 1866) it remained the senior primary homonym of Halichondria granulata Keller, 1891 (ICZN Art. 57.2).
2. Halichondria granulata Keller, 1891: 310 (type locality Assab Bay, Eritrea). This species name is a junior primary homonym of Halichondria granulata Bowerbank, 1866 and needed to be renamed (ICZN Art. 57.2 & 60.3).
3. Summary: Halichondria granulata Bowerbank, 1866 is the senior primary homonym of Halichondria granulata Keller, 1891, even though it was revised as Myxilla (Myxilla) fimbriata (Bowerbank, 1866) (ICZN Art. 57.2). The accepted name is maintained. Halichondria granulata Keller, 1891 is the junior primary homonym of Halichondria granulata Bowerbank, 1866 and in the absence of synonyms requires a new name (ICZN Art. Art. 60.3), for which Halichondria kelleri nom. nov. was proposed, named after Conrad Keller. [details]
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