Maeandra

Oken, 1815, p.70

Maeandra Oken, 1815, p.70 is a junior synonym (available and invalid), see Meandrina Lamarck, 1801, p.372.

Maeandra was originally described by Oken (1815, p. 70). Vaughan (1901) designated one of Oken's two species, "Madrepora maeandrites Linnaeus", as the type species of the genus. However, according to ICZN decision 417, the names originally proposed by Oken (1815) are rejected. Vaughan, 1901, p. 15 also synonymized Maeandra Oken with Meandrina Lamarck by Vaughan, 1901, p. 15.

Type Species

Madrepora maeandrites Linnaeus, 1758, p. 794; Subsequent Designation Vaughan, 1901: 15

Type Specimen: Holotype; ; Lost; Unknown

Type Locality: "Habitat in O. Americano" (Recent)

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This version was contributed by Ann Budd on 03-Apr-2012 20:13.

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The editor is: Ann Budd