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Etymology: Specific epithet derived from Latin dentatus, refering to the...

Note "Etymology: Specific epithet derived from Latin dentatus, refering to the anterolateral teeth on paranota of rings 2–17. Adjective." for taxon Haematotropis dentata Almeida, Bueno-Villegas &...

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Etymology: The specific epithet is a combination of the name “disjuncta” and...

Note "Etymology: The specific epithet is a combination of the name “disjuncta” and the Greek suffix “-oides”, referring to the similarity of this species to H. disjuncta." for taxon Haematotropis...

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Etymology: The specific epithet refers to the name of Emilio Goeldi, the...

Note "Etymology: The specific epithet refers to the name of Emilio Goeldi, the founder of the Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi, Pará State, Brazil, the repository of the species’ type series." for taxon...

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Type locality: Lago Patzcuaro, Michoacán, Mexico for taxon Illinobdella...

Note "Type locality: Lago Patzcuaro, Michoacán, Mexico" for taxon Illinobdella patzcuarensis Caballero, 1940 has been added by Geoffrey Read via the webinterface on 2024-06-10T02:10:24+00:00

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Etymology: Illinobdella patzcuarensis is named with a Latinized -ensis...

Note "Etymology: Illinobdella patzcuarensis is named with a Latinized -ensis adjective derived from the Lago Patzcuaro from where collected." for taxon Illinobdella patzcuarensis Caballero, 1940 has...

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Habitat: parasite of the charal fish Chirostoma estor Jordan (Teleostei:...

Note "Habitat: parasite of the charal fish Chirostoma estor Jordan (Teleostei: Atherinopsidae)" for taxon Illinobdella patzcuarensis Caballero, 1940 has been added by Geoffrey Read via the webinterface...

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Type locality: Taken in Illinois from Polyodon spathula (Walbaum), Ictalurus...

Note "Type locality: Taken in Illinois from Polyodon spathula (Walbaum), Ictalurus punctatus (Rafinesque) and Aplodinotus grunniens Rafinesque from the Rock and Illinois Rivers, from Stizostedion...

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Status: Gründel & Nützel (2013) placed the subspecies in Jurilda, while the...

Note "Status: Gründel & Nützel (2013) placed the subspecies in Jurilda, while the status of the species and other subspecies described by Yamnichenko (1987) remain doubtful (pers. comm. J. Gründel...

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Status: Gründel & Nützel (2013) placed the subspecies in Jurilda, while the...

Note "Status: Gründel & Nützel (2013) placed the subspecies in Jurilda, while the status of the species and other subspecies described by Yamnichenko (1987) remain doubtful (pers. comm. J. Gründel...

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Spelling: Mulitple original spellings were used: as "zborzewscii" in species...

Note "Spelling: Mulitple original spellings were used: as "zborzewscii" in species description, as "zborzewskii" in the index (p. 263). The species was named after a Mr. Zborzewski, hence the spelling...

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Homonymy: Invalid: junior homonym of Turbo bicarinatus G. B. Sowerby I, 1825...

Note "Homonymy: Invalid: junior homonym of Turbo bicarinatus G. B. Sowerby I, 1825" for taxon Turbo bicarinatus Andrzejowski, 1830 † has been added by Thomas A. Neubauer via the webinterface on...

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Grammatical gender: Masculine assumed. The grammatical gender of Spitiprion...

Note "Grammatical gender: Masculine assumed. The grammatical gender of Spitiprion is not stated and the type species S. khannai is named after a person, so it is not possible to deduce the gender....

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Type locality: Spain, the type locality is not specified (mentioned from...

Note "Type locality: Spain, the type locality is not specified (mentioned from numerous localities)" for taxon Iberus alvaradoi García San Nicolás, 1957 has been added by Maxim Vinarski via the...

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Taxonomic remark: from Damkaer, 2002 David Damkaer (2002, Copepodologist's...

Note "Taxonomic remark: from Damkaer, 2002 David Damkaer (2002, Copepodologist's Cabinet ...) I found the following information: Leach described a new species as Cyclops vulgaris in 1819 (without...

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Type species: Allmon & Friend (2023) list Spirancilla as valid genus, but...

Note "Type species: Allmon & Friend (2023) list Spirancilla as valid genus, but erroneously consider its type species (Ancilla buccinoides Lamarck, 1803) as the type species of Ancilla (which is...

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Homonymy: Invalid: junior homonym of Cerithium spina H. C. Lea, 1845 for...

Note "Homonymy: Invalid: junior homonym of Cerithium spina H. C. Lea, 1845" for taxon Cerithium spina M. Hörnes, 1855 † has been added by Thomas A. Neubauer via the webinterface on...

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Taxonomic remark: "Failure to explicitly establish the new taxon Article 16.1...

Note "Taxonomic remark: "Failure to explicitly establish the new taxon Article 16.1 of the Code states that every new name published after 1999 must be explicitly indicated as intentionally new....

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Taxonomic remark: "Failure to explicitly establish the new taxon Article 16.1...

Note "Taxonomic remark: "Failure to explicitly establish the new taxon Article 16.1 of the Code states that every new name published after 1999 must be explicitly indicated as intentionally new....

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Taxonomic remark: "Failure to explicitly establish the new taxon Article 16.1...

Note "Taxonomic remark: "Failure to explicitly establish the new taxon Article 16.1 of the Code states that every new name published after 1999 must be explicitly indicated as intentionally new....

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Taxonomic remark: "Failure to explicitly establish the new taxon Article 16.1...

Note "Taxonomic remark: "Failure to explicitly establish the new taxon Article 16.1 of the Code states that every new name published after 1999 must be explicitly indicated as intentionally new....

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