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Bansella Fitzhugh, 2010, gen. nov.

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Bansella, gen. nov.

Type species (by present designation): Fabricia oregonica Banse, 1956.

Definition. There is no phylogenetic hypothesis to which Bansella refers (see Fitzhugh 2008b). To satisfy ICZN requirements, the following list of characters form a unique combination among individuals to which this name applies: (1) prominent, anterior peristomial ring lobe, (2) triangular dorsal lips, (3) pigmented spermathecae in branchial lobes, (4) inferior thoracic notochaetae narrowly hooded in all chaetigers (see also Remarks section below, under Bansella oregonica (Banse), comb. nov. ).

Etymology. The genus is named in honor of Dr. Karl Banse, who made numerous and significant contributions to the systematics of Fabriciinae sabellids.

Remarks. Bansella is a monotypic genus, with B. oregonica, comb. nov., as the only species. The purely utilitarian justification for erecting yet another monotypic genus (see also Monroika Hartman, 1951, Pseudofabricia Cantone, 1972, Parafabricia Fitzhugh, 1992, Brifacia Fitzhugh, 1998, and Raficiba Fitzhugh, 2001) in the subfamily will be discussed below ( Justification for the recognition of Bansella ).

Notes

Published as part of Fitzhugh, Kirk, 2010, Revised systematics of Fabricia oregonica Banse, 1956 (Polychaeta: Sabellidae: Fabriciinae): an example of the need for a uninomial nomenclatural system, pp. 35-50 in Zootaxa 2647 on page 38, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.198706

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Biodiversity

Family
Fabriciidae
Genus
Bansella
Kingdom
Animalia
Order
Sabellida
Phylum
Annelida
Taxonomic status
gen. nov.
Taxon rank
genus
Taxonomic concept label
Bansella Fitzhugh, 2010

References

  • Banse, K. (1956) Beitrage zur Kenntnis der Gattungen Fabricia, Manayunkia und Fabriciola (Sabellidae, Polychaeta). Zoologische Jahrbucher, Abteilung fur Systematik, Okologie und Geographie der Tiere, 84, 415 - 438.
  • Fitzhugh, K. (2008 b) Abductive inference: implications for ' Linnean' and ' phylogenetic' approaches for representing biological systematization. Evolutionary Biology, 35, 52 - 82.
  • Hartman, O. (1951) Fabricinae (feather-duster polychaetous annelids) in the Pacific. Pacific Science, 5, 379 - 391.
  • Fitzhugh, K. (1998) New fan worm genera and species (Polychaeta, Sabellidae, Fabriciinae) from the western Pacific, and cladistic relationships among genera. Zoologica scripta, 27, 209 - 245.
  • Fitzhugh, K. (2001) A new deep-water genus and species of Fabriciinae fanworm (Polychaeta: Sabellidae) from Antarctica. Contributions in Science, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, 491, 8 pp.