WoRMS name details

Atylus danai Thomson, 1879

1368024  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1368024)

 unaccepted > superseded combination
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Thomson, G. M. (1879). New Zealand Crustacea, with descriptions of new species. <em>Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute.</em> 11: 230-248, pl. 10. [details]  OpenAccess publication 
Taxonomic remark In the text (p. 238) the name is written Atylus dania, but in the figure caption Atylus danai. Thomson indicates that the...  
Taxonomic remark In the text (p. 238) the name is written Atylus dania, but in the figure caption Atylus danai. Thomson indicates that the species is “Named after Prof. Dana”, the textual form of the name is clearly a lapsus calami, requiring correction. The correct spelling has been used in all subsequent publications.  [details]
Horton, T.; Lowry, J.; De Broyer, C.; Bellan-Santini, D.; Copila?-Ciocianu, D.; Corbari, L.; Costello, M.J.; Daneliya, M.; Dauvin, J.-C.; Fišer, C.; Gasca, R.; Grabowski, M.; Guerra-García, J.M.; Hendrycks, E.; Hughes, L.; Jaume, D.; Jazdzewski, K.; Kim, Y.-H.; King, R.; Krapp-Schickel, T.; LeCroy, S.; Lörz, A.-N.; Mamos, T.; Senna, A.R.; Serejo, C.; Souza-Filho, J.F.; Tandberg, A.H.; Thomas, J.D.; Thurston, M.; Vader, W.; Väinölä, R.; Valls Domedel, G.; Vonk, R.; White, K.; Zeidler, W. (2024). World Amphipoda Database. Atylus danai Thomson, 1879. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1368024 on 2024-04-24
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2019-08-14 14:16:08Z
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2022-05-19 09:01:08Z
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original description Thomson, G. M. (1879). New Zealand Crustacea, with descriptions of new species. <em>Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute.</em> 11: 230-248, pl. 10. [details]  OpenAccess publication 
From editor or global species database
Taxonomic remark In the text (p. 238) the name is written Atylus dania, but in the figure caption Atylus danai. Thomson indicates that the species is “Named after Prof. Dana”, the textual form of the name is clearly a lapsus calami, requiring correction. The correct spelling has been used in all subsequent publications.  [details]