I'm finishing an article of my research, which consists in managing some crustacean species names, but some of them went through taxonomic changes, specially genus level changes. One example is Palaemonetes pugio that was changed for Palaemon pugio, meaning a genus change and therefore a comb. nov. (or combination nova). But my problem relies on how to cite the authority of the species. the former name and authority goes like this: Palaemonetes pugio Holthuis, 1949... but now is Palaemon pugio and the reappraisal was made by De Grave and Ashelby (2013). In my paper I wrote: Palaemon pugio De Grave and Ashelby (2013) but one of my reviewers said that this is incorrect and wrote Palaemon pugio Holthuis, 1949, which means to maintain the current accepted name but the author of the original and former name. So I don't know exactly what to do... if anybody has had the same issue please help.
Thank you very much.
Hi,
In zoological nomenclature the code is different. Only the author of the first description is cited with the date. But in case of change of name it is with brackets. So in your case i guess you should write Palaemon pugio (Holthius, 1949).
...(Holthuis) de Grave & Ashelby
This we follow in case of plants.
Hi,
In zoological nomenclature the code is different. Only the author of the first description is cited with the date. But in case of change of name it is with brackets. So in your case i guess you should write Palaemon pugio (Holthius, 1949).
Hiram:
As per Article 51.3 of ICZN, you may cite your new combination as follows:
Palaeomon pugio (Holthius, 1949) De Grave & Ashley, 2013.
Best
Syed
Hiram:
Kindly see also Recommendation 51 G of ICZN, wherein the person who first transferred the species to a new genus should also be cited with the date.
Best
Syed
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