Tritonia hombergi or T. hombergii

May 17, 2007
From: Jim Anderson

Dear Bill,

I have just updated my Scottish Nudibranchs  website and in checking my links to ensure they work as I expect I came across an anomaly.
You (and I) have the spelling of Tritonia hombergi with one 'i', Bernard Picton (and others) have 2.  Which spelling is correct, if there is a 'correct'?

I doubt nations will split or engage in hostilities over this but for those of us without a classical education it would be interesting to know which it should be. Thanks again for all your wonderful work with the Forum, one of my daily reads.
Kindest regards,
Jim A

jander4454@gmail.com

Anderson, J., 2007 (May 17) Tritonia hombergi or T. hombergii. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/19914

Dear Jim,
I have just checked Cuvier and find that he spelt it T. hombergii.  Unfortunately I followed Tom Thompson's various publications and Russell's Index Nudibranchia and spelt it with a single i. The spelling i or ii is not a question of grammar but preference. The International Rules recommend a single i but of course we can't change original spellings which use ii. I have had a look at Cuvier's description and he spells it with a double ii.

I then checked the ICZN Official Lists and Indexes of Names and Works in Zoology (1987) and found this entry:

hombergii, Tritonia, Cuvier, 1803, Ann. Mus. Hist. nat., Paris
1 : 483 (specific name of type species of Tritonia Cuvier,
[1797] (Gastropoda) 0. 668

So I guess I had better make the necessary changes on the Forum
Thanks for drawing my attention to this
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2007 (May 17). Comment on Tritonia hombergi or T. hombergii by Jim Anderson. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/19914

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