On the Names of Penaeus setiferus (L.) and Penaeus schmitti Burkenroad

Dr. Gordon Gunter, who sent me the manuscript of his paper “Specific Names of the Atlantic American White Shrimp (Family Penaeidae)” for comment was so kind to allow me to have my reactions to it published simultaneously with it. Unfortunately I cannot agree with Doctor Gunter’s views on the scientific names that should be used for the two Atlantic species of White Shrimp. In the first place I believe that Doctor Gunter’s suggestion that the northern species should be known at Penaeus fluviatilis Say and the southern as P. setiferus (L.) instead of respectively P. setiferus (L.) and P. schmitti Burkenroad, is not in accordance with the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature. Second I believe it against the interest of stability and uniformity of nomenclature to switch a well-known name from one economically important species to another, as this will inevitably lead to serious confusion, and will especially cause difficulties to non-taxonomists

On the Names of Penaeus setiferus (L.) and Penaeus schmitti Burkenroad

Dr. Gordon Gunter, who sent me the manuscript of his paper “Specific Names of the Atlantic American White Shrimp (Family Penaeidae)” for comment was so kind to allow me to have my reactions to it published simultaneously with it. Unfortunately I cannot agree with Doctor Gunter’s views on the scientific names that should be used for the two Atlantic species of White Shrimp. In the first place I believe that Doctor Gunter’s suggestion that the northern species should be known at Penaeus fluviatilis Say and the southern as P. setiferus (L.) instead of respectively P. setiferus (L.) and P. schmitti Burkenroad, is not in accordance with the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature. Second I believe it against the interest of stability and uniformity of nomenclature to switch a well-known name from one economically important species to another, as this will inevitably lead to serious confusion, and will especially cause difficulties to non-taxonomists

On some species of Macrobrachium (Crustácea decapoda) from west Africa

Número julio-diciembreRecently a small but very interesting collection of prawns belonging to the genus Macrobrachium was submitted to me for study by Dr. Ricardo Zariquiey Alvarez of Barcelona. These prawns originate from the Spanish possessions on the west coast of Africa. Four species are represented, one of them is new. For ,cornparison I examined West African material of the genus Macrobrachium present in the collections of the Rijksmuseum van Natuurlijke Historie at Leiden and of the Zoological Museum at Amsterdam. The present paper in the first place deals with the material from Dr. Zariquiey's private collection, while also notes on one new and one llttle known species, preserved in the Amsterdam Museum, are given.Peer reviewe