paleonet Posidonia name

[JAMES STJOHN <stjohn.2@xxxxxxx>]

You don't have to change a zoological genus name just because it is a homonym of a botanical genus name.

Another example of this is "Microdictyon" - a Cambrian lobopod/onychophoran with a series of scales on its back (Chengjiang Lagerstatte, small shelly fossils, etc.) and "Microdictyon" = a living chlorophyte/green alga with mesh-like blades (common name is the "net alga", or the "network alga").  This situation is not desirable (authors of new genus names are encouraged to check in other kingdoms), but it is not the end of the world, and it is not against "the rules".

Best,

James St. John

stjohn.2@osu.edu
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