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Gil, João; Nishi, Eijiroh. (2017). Nomenclatural checklist for Acromegalomma species (Annelida, Sabellidae), a nomen novum replacement for the junior homonym Megalomma Johansson, 1926. ZooKeys. 677: 131-150.
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Gil, João; Nishi, Eijiroh
2017
Nomenclatural checklist for <i>Acromegalomma</i> species (Annelida, Sabellidae), a <i>nomen novum</i> replacement for the junior homonym <i>Megalomma</i> Johansson, 1926
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677: 131-150
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World Polychaeta Database (WPolyD)
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Acromegalomma, nomen novum, is introduced as a replacement name for the polychaete genus Megalomma Johansson, 1926 (Annelida, Sabellidae), preoccupied by Megalomma Westwood, 1842 (Insecta, Coleoptera, Carabidae). The historical background of the homonymy and a full list with 36 new combinations in the new genus are included, while two species are considered as species inquirenda.
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Acromegalomma Gil & Nishi, 2017 (original description)
Acromegalomma acrophthalmos (Grube, 1878) (new combination reference)
Acromegalomma adriaticum (Giangrande, Caruso, Mikac & Licciano, 2015) (new combination reference)
Acromegalomma bioculatum (Ehlers, 1887) (new combination reference)
Acromegalomma carunculatum (Tovar-Hernández & Salazar-Vallejo, 2008) (new combination reference)
Acromegalomma cinctum (Fitzhugh, 2003) (new combination reference)
Acromegalomma circumspectum (Moore, 1923) (new combination reference)
Acromegalomma claparedei (Gravier, 1906) (new combination reference)
Acromegalomma coloratum (Chamberlin, 1919) (new combination reference)
Acromegalomma fauchaldi (Giangrande, Licciano & Gambi, 2007) (new combination reference)
Acromegalomma georgiense (Tovar-Hernández & Carrera-Parra, 2011) (new combination reference)
Acromegalomma gesae (Knight-Jones, 1997) (new combination reference)
Acromegalomma heterops (Perkins, 1984) (new combination reference)
Acromegalomma inflatum (Capa & Murray, 2009) (new combination reference)
Acromegalomma interruptum (Capa & Murray, 2009) (new combination reference)
Acromegalomma jubatum (Capa & Murray, 2015) (new combination reference)
Acromegalomma kaikourense (Knight-Jones, 1997) (new combination reference)
Acromegalomma lanigerum (Grube, 1846) (new combination reference)
Acromegalomma lobiferum (Ehlers, 1887) (new combination reference)
Acromegalomma longoventrale (Giangrande, Caruso, Mikac & Licciano, 2015) (new combination reference)
Acromegalomma messapicum (Giangrande & Licciano, 2008) (new combination reference)
Acromegalomma miyukiae (Nishi, 1998) (new combination reference)
Acromegalomma modestum (Quatrefages, 1866) (new combination reference)
Acromegalomma multioculatum (Fitzhugh, 2002) (new combination reference)
Acromegalomma mushaense (Gravier, 1906) (new combination reference)
Acromegalomma nechamae (Knight-Jones, 1997) (new combination reference)
Acromegalomma pacifici (Grube, 1859) (new combination reference)
Acromegalomma perkinsi (Tovar-Hernández & Salazar-Vallejo, 2006) (new combination reference)
Acromegalomma phyllisae (Capa & Murray, 2009) (new combination reference)
Acromegalomma pigmentum (Reish, 1963) (new combination reference)
Acromegalomma pseudogesae (Mikac, Giangrande & Licciano, 2013) (new combination reference)
Acromegalomma quadrioculatum (Willey, 1905) (new combination reference)
Acromegalomma roulei (Gravier, 1908) (new combination reference)
Acromegalomma splendidum (Moore, 1905) (new combination reference)
Acromegalomma suspiciens (Ehlers, 1904) (new combination reference)
Acromegalomma trioculatum (Reish, 1968) (new combination reference)
Acromegalomma vesiculosum (Montagu, 1813) (new combination reference)
Branchiomma vigilans Claparède, 1870 accepted as Megalomma vigilans (Claparède, 1869) (status source)
Megalomma Johansson, 1926 accepted as Acromegalomma Gil & Nishi, 2017 (taxonomy source)
Megalomma acrophthalmos (Grube, 1878) accepted as Acromegalomma acrophthalmos (Grube, 1878) (source of synonymy)
Megalomma georgiense Tovar-Hernández & Carrera-Parra, 2011 accepted as Acromegalomma georgiense (Tovar-Hernández & Carrera-Parra, 2011) (source of synonymy)
Megalomma gesae Knight-Jones, 1997 accepted as Acromegalomma gesae (Knight-Jones, 1997) (source of synonymy)
Megalomma heterops Perkins, 1984 accepted as Acromegalomma heterops (Perkins, 1984) (source of synonymy)
Megalomma inflata Capa & Murray, 2009 accepted as Acromegalomma inflatum (Capa & Murray, 2009) (source of synonymy)
Megalomma interrupta Capa & Murray, 2009 accepted as Acromegalomma interruptum (Capa & Murray, 2009) (source of synonymy)
Megalomma messapicum Giangrande & Licciano, 2008 accepted as Acromegalomma messapicum (Giangrande & Licciano, 2008) (source of synonymy)
Megalomma miyukiae Nishi, 1998 accepted as Acromegalomma miyukiae (Nishi, 1998) (source of synonymy)
Megalomma modestum (Quatrefages, 1866) accepted as Acromegalomma modestum (Quatrefages, 1866) (source of synonymy)
Megalomma multioculatum Fitzhugh, 2002 accepted as Acromegalomma multioculatum (Fitzhugh, 2002) (source of synonymy)
Megalomma nechamae Knight-Jones, 1997 accepted as Acromegalomma nechamae (Knight-Jones, 1997) (source of synonymy)
Megalomma pacifica Johansson, 1927 accepted as Megalomma pacificum Johansson, 1927 (status source)
Megalomma pacificum Johansson, 1927 (status source)
Megalomma perkinsi Tovar-Hernandez & Salazar-Vallejo, 2006 accepted as Acromegalomma perkinsi (Tovar-Hernández & Salazar-Vallejo, 2006) (source of synonymy)
Megalomma phyllisae Capa & Murray, 2009 accepted as Acromegalomma phyllisae (Capa & Murray, 2009) (source of synonymy)
Megalomma pigmentum Reish, 1963 accepted as Acromegalomma pigmentum (Reish, 1963) (source of synonymy)
Megalomma splendida (Moore, 1905) accepted as Acromegalomma splendidum (Moore, 1905) (source of synonymy)
Potamilla bioculata Hartmann-Schröder, 1959 accepted as Acromegalomma gesae (Knight-Jones, 1997) (source of synonymy)
Sabella modesta Quatrefages, 1866 accepted as Acromegalomma modestum (Quatrefages, 1866) (source of synonymy)
 Authority

Salazar-Vallejo and Eibye-Jacobsen (2012: 1398), repeated by Gil & Nishi (2017), prefer an authorship of Grube & ... [details]

 Editor's comment

All valid Megalomma species are now recombined in Acromegalomma Gil & Nishi, 2017, replacement name for Megalomma [details]

 Etymology

From Greek. Authors: "... acro, meaning “tip end” or “extremity of a body”, mega, meaning “big” or ... [details]

 Grammatical gender

Acromegalomma is neuter. Some original names erected comparatively recently in Megalomma had incorrect gender ... [details]

 Homonymy

Megalomma is a replaced homonym to an insect genus, Megalomma Westwood, 1841 in Carabidae. It is replaced by ... [details]

 Homonymy

Megalomma vigilans (Claparède, 1869) is a homonym of Megalomma vigilans (Westwood, 1842) in Coleoptera. This ... [details]

 Nomenclature

Acromegalomma Gil & Nishi, 2017 is a replacement name for Megalomma Johansson, 1926, which is a junior homonym to ... [details]

 Spelling

The name 'inflata' is an original misspelling as Megalomma is neuter. The correct ending would have been 'inflatum'. [details]

 Spelling

The name 'interrupta' is an original misspelling as Megalomma is neuter. The correct ending would have been ... [details]

 Spelling

Megalomma monoculata is an incorrect original spelling for gender (neuter) agreement. It should have been M. monoculatum [details]

 Status

Indeterminable pending further discoveries. The description is poor, the type is lost and there are no additional ... [details]

 Type material

It was thought that types were not retained by Claparède. However, Gil & Nishi, 2017 state that Knight-Jones ... [details]