Malaquias, M.A.E., Sørensen, C.G., Rauch, C. & Pola, M. (2022). Polycera norvegica is a valid species, and a plea for good taxonomic practices – a reply to Korshunova et al., 2021. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom. DOI: 10.1017/S0025315422000108: 1-3.

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10.1017/s0025315422000108 [view]

Malaquias, M.A.E., Sørensen, C.G., Rauch, C. & Pola, M.

2022

DOI: 10.1017/S0025315422000108: 1-3

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In this letter we highlight the inconsistencies and dismantle the arguments used by Korshunova et al. (2021) where the authors have treated the nudibranch species Polycera norvegica as a junior synonym of Polycera capitata (original designation: Thecacera capitata). We show that in accordance with the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature, Thecacera capitata should be considered a nomen dubium, and we reinstate Polycera norvegica as the valid name of this species.

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