Scyllaea pelagica new problem

June 30, 2003
From: Ron Velarde

Hi Bill,
I just noticed that the Fact Sheet lists Scyllaea pelagica with Linnaeus, 1758 in parenthesis. If Linnaeus erected the genus with S. pelagica as the type species, no parenthesis is needed.

P.S. You don't need to post this unless there is more to the story; just pointing out a correction.
Ron Velarde

rvelarde@sandiego.gov

Velarde, R., 2003 (Jun 30) Scyllaea pelagica new problem. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/10348

Thanks Ron,
I am very grateful for any errors being brought to my attention. You are of course quite right - we only put an author's name in parenthesis [= brackets, (..)] when the genus name is no longer the one the author originally used. I have removed them from the Fact Sheet. I am often asked why brackets are sometimes used and sometimes not, so by posting your message a few more may learn another mystery from the arcane art of zoological nomenclature.
Cheers,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2003 (Jun 30). Comment on Scyllaea pelagica new problem by Ron Velarde. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/10348

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