Re: paleonet Posidonia

["brcgranier" <brcgranier@xxxxxxxxxx>]

There are many other examples. For instance (to my knowledge), Neomeris and
Diplopora are Dasyclad algae but also - respectively - a whale and a
bryozoan!

;)

----- Original Message -----
From: "jean-louis VOLAT" <jean-louis.volat@wanadoo.fr>
To: <paleonet@nhm.ac.uk>
Sent: Monday, August 09, 2004 6:11 PM
Subject: Re: paleonet Posidonia


> A short excursion on Google gives several quotation to Posidonia as a
valid
> genus. The fact that this name also applies to a plant does not
invalidates
> the name, as the Zoological and Botanical codes are independants.
>
>
> At 23:45 08/08/2004 -0700, you wrote:
> >Hi all,
> >Does anybody know the status of the pelecypod genus
> >Posidonia? Should it be called Posidonomya, as
> >Posidonia is also used for a type of seagrass.
> >Cheers,
> >Meor Hakif
> >Univ. of Malaya
> >
> >
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