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Etymology: author: Drawida iucn is named "From acronym for International...

Note "Etymology: author: Drawida iucn is named "From acronym for International Union ofConservation Networks who hosted the World ConservationCongress at Jeju and are concerned with promotion of...

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Type locality: from under rock at Botanic Gardens at Seogwipo, Jeju Island,...

Note "Type locality: from under rock at Botanic Gardens at Seogwipo, Jeju Island, Korea (33 15′10′′N, 126 33′40′′E)" for taxon Drawida iucn Blakemore, 2013 has been added by Geoffrey Read via the...

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Etymology: author: Metaphire ryunome is named from "Japanese “dragon eyes”,...

Note "Etymology: author: Metaphire ryunome is named from "Japanese “dragon eyes”, for the appearance of the male pores."" for taxon Metaphire ryunome Blakemore, 2012 has been added by Geoffrey Read via...

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Fossil range: Age uncertain, has been considered "late Tertiary or Holocene"....

Note "Fossil range: Age uncertain, has been considered "late Tertiary or Holocene"." for taxon Lanistes recki Dietrich, 1923 † has been added by Thomas A. Neubauer via the webinterface on...

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Etymology: Genus name Monelasmina derived from the Greek "monos" (=one) and...

Note "Etymology: Genus name Monelasmina derived from the Greek "monos" (=one) and "elasma" (=plate)." for taxon Monelasmina Cooper, 1955 † has been added by Tristan Verhoeff via the webinterface on...

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Etymology: Specific epithet 'zimmi' after Mr. Bruno L. Zimm. for taxon...

Note "Etymology: Specific epithet 'zimmi' after Mr. Bruno L. Zimm." for taxon Pegmarhynchia zimmi Cooper, 1955 † has been added by Tristan Verhoeff via the webinterface on 2024-06-25T09:03:25+00:00

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Nomenclature: Established as a substitute name for "Liostoma Swainson", by...

Note "Nomenclature: Established as a substitute name for "Liostoma Swainson", by Bayle considered to be a junior homonym of "Liostoma Lacépède, 1802" [Pisces]. However, Swainson spelled the genus...

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Type locality: Pacific Ocean, Japan, Honshu, Seto Marine Laoratory...

Note "Type locality: Pacific Ocean, Japan, Honshu, Seto Marine Laoratory (geocoordinates not provided, but estimated to be approximately lat. 33.692022º, long. 135.337678º)" for taxon Hydrichthys...

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Status: Juvenile, indeterminate species for taxon Hydrichthys pietschi...

Note "Status: Juvenile, indeterminate species" for taxon Hydrichthys pietschi Martin, 1975 has been added by Peter Schuchert via the webinterface on 2024-06-25T11:55:50+00:00

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Type locality: Southwest of Ireland, on copepod parasitizing the deep sea...

Note "Type locality: Southwest of Ireland, on copepod parasitizing the deep sea fish Benthosema glaciale" for taxon Ichthyocodium sarcotretis Jungersen, 1913 has been added by Peter Schuchert via the...

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Type locality: Maldive Islands, Hadhdhunmathi Atol for taxon Timoides...

Note "Type locality: Maldive Islands, Hadhdhunmathi Atol" for taxon Timoides agassizii Bigelow, 1904 has been added by Peter Schuchert via the webinterface on 2024-06-25T11:55:50+00:00

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Status: Not illustrated in the original description. for taxon Cythereis...

Note "Status: Not illustrated in the original description." for taxon Cythereis collei extrema Bold, 1946 † has been added by Simone Nunes Brandão via the webinterface on 2024-06-25T12:10:14+00:00

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Taxonomy: Described twice as a new species by Rudolphi in 1814 and 1819. for...

Note "Taxonomy: Described twice as a new species by Rudolphi in 1814 and 1819." for taxon Distoma complanatum Rudolphi, 1814 has been added by David Gibson via the webinterface on...

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Etymology: "Thaumata – means in Greek, Miracle and Cypris is the goddess of...

Note "Etymology: "Thaumata – means in Greek, Miracle and Cypris is the goddess of love and pleasure (equivalent to Aphrodite)" (Dan Danielopol, 2024, personal communication through the email list...

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Etymology: Specific epithet "independense" after the Independence Shale from...

Note "Etymology: Specific epithet "independense" after the Independence Shale from which the type material was recovered." for taxon Skenidium independense Stainbrook, 1945 † has been added by Tristan...

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Etymology: Named after the Cortez Range, Nevada, where type material was...

Note "Etymology: Named after the Cortez Range, Nevada, where type material was collected." for taxon Cortezorthis cortezensis Johnson & Talent, 1967 † has been added by Tristan Verhoeff via the...

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Etymology: Named after Bathurst Island (one of the Queen Elizabeth Islands),...

Note "Etymology: Named after Bathurst Island (one of the Queen Elizabeth Islands), Canadian arctic, from where type material was collected." for taxon Cortezorthis bathurstensis Johnson & Talent,...

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Etymology: Named after Dr. D.J. McLaren, who collected the type material in...

Note "Etymology: Named after Dr. D.J. McLaren, who collected the type material in 1955." for taxon Cortezorthis maclareni Johnson & Talent, 1967 † has been added by Tristan Verhoeff via the...

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Etymology: Named after the Windmill Limestone, Nevada, from which the type...

Note "Etymology: Named after the Windmill Limestone, Nevada, from which the type material was collected." for taxon Protocortezorthis windmillensis Johnson & Talent, 1967 † has been added by...

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Distribution: From NE Italy over Carinthia to W Slovenia for taxon Graziana...

Note "Distribution: From NE Italy over Carinthia to W Slovenia" for taxon Graziana pupula (Westerlund, 1886) has been added by Maxim Vinarski via the webinterface on 2024-06-26T07:26:53+00:00

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