Myopedicellina, a replacement name for Myosoma Robertson (Entoprocta: Pedicellinidae)
Myosoma is a genus name proposed in 1900 by Alice Robertson for a colonial species of Entoprocta, Myosoma spinosa Robertson. Myosoma has been used for this genus up to the present time, which now includes two named species. However, we determined that Robertson's name is preoccupied by the parasitoid wasp genus name Myosoma (Hymenoptera: Braconidae), described by Brullé in 1846. Therefore, we propose another epithet for this entoproct genus: Myopedicellina new replacement name. Brief descriptions of the genus Myopedicellina and the two species belonging to it are provided.
Authors
- А. О. Борисанова (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9700-6446)
- Scott Richard Shaw (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5024-4594)
- H. C. Proctor (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4920-9556)
Institutions
- University of Wyoming (US)
- University of Alberta (CA)
- Lomonosov Moscow State University (RU)
- Alberta Hospital Edmonton (CA)
- Faculty (United Kingdom) (GB)
- Wyoming Department of Education (US)
- Moscow State University (TJ)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Zootaxa
- Published
- 2024-12-18
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5555.3.6
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Parasite Biology and Host Interactions
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.46
Funders
- Goddard Space Flight Center
- University of California, Santa Barbara
- Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada
- Marine Science Institute, University of California, Santa Barbara