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/19914Dear 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
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