Names of hydroids (Cnidaria, Hydrozoa) established by Charles McLean Fraser (1872 - 1946), excluding those from Allan Hancock Expeditions
Author
Calder, Dale R.
Author
Choong, Henry H. C.
text
Zootaxa
2018
2018-10-02
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journal article
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Family
Symplectaneidae
Fraser, 1941b
Myriothelidae
Hincks, 1868
: 75
.
Candelabridae
Stechow, 1921a
: 248
.
Symplectaneidae
Fraser, 1941b
: 78
.
Current status.
Invalid.
Remarks.
Fraser (1941b)
founded
Symplectaneidae
for
Symplectanea bracteata
, a presumed new genus and species of hydroid described by him from Stephens Passage,
Alaska
.
Symplectanea
Fraser, 1941b
was referred to the synonymy of
Monocoryne
Broch, 1910
by
Rees (1957b)
, a genus included by him in
Myriothelidae
Hincks, 1868
.
Symplectaneidae
thereupon became a junior synonym of
Myriothelidae
.
Although the family name
Myriothelidae
predates
Candelabridae
Stechow, 1921a
, the latter name has come into prevailing usage for the taxon because its
type
genus,
Candelabrum
de
Blainville, 1830
, predates its subjective synonym,
Myriothela
M. Sars, 1850
,
type
genus of
Myriothelidae
. In the interests of nomenclatural stability,
Schuchert (2006)
urged adoption of
Candelabridae
over its senior synonym
Myriothelidae
, a nomenclatural act permissible under Art. 40.2 of the ICZN provided certain circumstances are met. Under Recommendation 40A of the Code, the currently accepted name, with its author and date, may be cited as
Candelabridae
Stechow, 1921a
(1868)
, indicating precedence over
Myriothelidae
Hincks, 1868
and subsequently published synonyms. In turn,
Symplectaneidae
is a junior synonym of both
Candelabridae
and
Myriothelidae
. When elevated to the rank of family, the subfamily name Monocoryninae
Rees, 1956
is also a junior synonym of
Candelabridae
.