8-540: Atlantodrilus pedderensis ( nomen nudum ) Diporochaeta pedderensis (Jamieson, 1974) Perionychella pedderensis Jamieson, 1974 The Lake Pedder earthworm ( Hypolimnus pedderensis ) is an extinct earthworm species in the family Megascolecidae . Its genus Hypolimnus is monotypic . It was endemic to the Lake Pedder area in Tasmania , Australia , prior to its flooding in 1972 for
16-401: A "bare" or "naked" name, which cannot be accepted as it stands. A largely equivalent but much less frequently used term is nomen tantum ("name only"). Sometimes, " nomina nuda " is erroneously considered a synonym for the term " unavailable names ". However, not all unavailable names are nomina nuda . According to the rules of zoological nomenclature a nomen nudum is unavailable ;
24-426: A description or a definition of the taxon that it denotes, or by an indication [that is, a reference to such a description or definition]. … 13.1. To be available, every new name published after 1930 must … be accompanied by a description or definition that states in words characters that are purported to differentiate the taxon, or be accompanied by a bibliographic reference to such a published statement. According to
32-410: A hydro-electric power scheme. It is only known from the holotype specimen collected from a Lake Pedder beach in 1971. A 1996 survey failed to find it and it is presumed extinct. The Lake Pedder earthworm mainly fed on microbes or algae on sand particles. Their feeding habits were seen to have a considerable impact on the banks of the lake, as the particles they consumed were deposited on the surface of
40-502: The glossary of the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature gives this definition: nomen nudum (pl. nomina nuda ), n. A Latin term referring to a name that, if published before 1931, fails to conform to Article 12; or, if published after 1930, fails to conform to Article 13. […] And among the rules of that same Zoological Code: 12.1. To be available, every new name published before 1931 must … be accompanied by
48-556: The ground in the form of castings. As these castings were exposed to air, the soil was aerated, improving both the drainage and water holding capacity of the soil. This annelid -related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Nomen nudum In taxonomy , a nomen nudum ('naked name'; plural nomina nuda ) is a designation which looks exactly like a scientific name of an organism, and may have originally been intended to be one, but it has not been published with an adequate description. This makes it
56-482: The rules of botanical nomenclature a nomen nudum is not validly published . The glossary of the International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants gives this definition: A designation of a new taxon published without a description or diagnosis or reference to a description or diagnosis. The requirements for the diagnosis or description are covered by articles 32, 36, 41, 42, and 44. From 1 January 1935 to 31 December 2011, to be validly published it
64-515: Was also required that the description or diagnosis be in Latin as reaffirmed in the Melbourne Code article 39. After 2011 it was only recommended that the authors include or cite a Latin or English description or diagnosis. Nomina nuda that were published before 1 January 1959 can be used to establish a cultivar name. For example, Veronica sutherlandii , a nomen nudum , has been used as
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