Muriceopsis bayeriana Sánchez, 2001,

Sánchez, Juan A., 2007, A new genus of Atlantic octocorals (Octocorallia: Gorgoniidae): systematics of gorgoniids with asymmetric sclerites, Journal of Natural History 41 (9 - 12), pp. 493-509 : 499-500

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scientific name	Muriceopsis bayeriana Sánchez, 2001
status	nom. nov.

Treatment

Muriceopsis bayeriana Sánchez, 2001 View in CoL , nom. nov.

( Figure 5B View Figure 5 )

Muriceopsis bayeri Sánchez 2001, p 167 View in CoL .

Muriceopsis sulphurea: Guzmán and Cortés 1985, p 132 View in CoL .

Not Muriceopsis bayeri View in CoL (5 Muriceides sceptrum View in CoL [Studer, 1890]: Grasshoff 1977, p 49 5 Muriceopsis bayeri Tixier-Durivault and d’Hondt 1974, p 1404 View in CoL ).

The new name M. bayeriana View in CoL is assigned because of the pre-existence of M. bayeri View in CoL Tixier- Durivault and d’Hondt, 1974. Since the names correspond to different species and designations it is important to propose a new name for M. bayeri Sánchez (2001) View in CoL , due to the nomenclature rule of priority. It is important to note that M. bayeri View in CoL by Tixier-Durivault and d’Hondt (1974) was incorrectly described as new as the type specimen belongs to Muriceides sceptrum (Studer, 1890) View in CoL as correctly stated by Grasshoff (1977).

References

Grasshoff M. 1977. Die Gorgonarien des ostlichen Nordatlantik und des Mittelmeeres. III. Die Familie Paramuriceidae (Cnidaria, Anthozoa). '' Meteor' ' Forschungs-Ergebnisse D 27: 5 - 76.

Guzman HM, Cortes J. 1985. Organismos de los arrecifes coralinos de Costa Rica. IV. Descripcion y distribucion geografica de octocoralarios (Cnidaria: Anthozoa) de la costa Caribe. Brenesia 24: 125 - 173.

Sanchez JA. 2001. Systematics of the Southwestern Caribbean Muriceopsis Aurivillius (Cnidaria: Octocorallia) with description of a new species. Bulletin of the Biological Society of Washington 10: 160 - 180.

Tixier-Durivault A, d'Hondt M-J. 1974. Les Octocoralliaires de la campagne Biacores. Bulletin du Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle Zoologie 174: 1361 - 1433.

Figures

Figure 5. Photographs of gorgonian corals from gorgoniids with asymmetrical spiny sclerites (Clade 3) in their natural environment or dry preserved. (A) Muriceopsis flavida (Lamarck) (Caribbean Sea, Bocas del Toro, Panama´; 15 m); (B) M. bayeriana Sánchez (Caribbean Sea, Bocas del Toro, Panama´; 2 m); (C, D) Pinnigorgia platysoma (Nutting) (Northern Territory Museum, Darwin, Australia; C11674; C12123); (E) P. flava (Nutting) (C11661). (C–E) Courtesy: Phil Alderslade.