Flag for Taxon: Common Bluebottle (Physalia utriculus)
| Flagger | Content Author | Content | Reason | Flag Created | Resolved by | Resolution |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| alexiadievart | tonyrebelo | Common Bluebottle (Physalia utriculus) |
Most texts are outdated on Physalia and contain all sorts of crazy names due to the taxonomic history. Luckily Phil Pugh published a monograph on the Cystonects: https://www.biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.4669.1.1 (supported by WoRMS database |
Jul. 17, 2020 12:22:50 +0000 | tonyrebelo |
Taxonomic merger proposed |
Comments
Hi,
As supported by WoRMS, it might be worth it to merge all the synonyms (like Physalia utriculus) under Physalia physalis because this is the accepted species name. Or that iNaturalist acknowledge that they are synonyms, and not separate species.
If the platform is used for the purpose of research, taxonomy might need to be updated and checked as much as possible, to avoid any confusion.
This can also be debated, I am just bringing forward a taxonomic blur that I think need to be addressed on this platform.
Strong views are not a problem, as long as they are supported by scientific evidence.
Thank you very much for your time,
Best regards,
Taxonomic merger proposed
please see https://www.inaturalist.org/taxon_merges/79945
@tonyrebelo Thank you, this is very nice !
What is the purpose of this flag?
Abstract
The siphonophore sub-order Cystonectae presently comprises just five species in three genera and two families, and includes Physalia physalis, the Portuguese Man O’War. Despite the smallness of the group its history has been very chequered, particularly for P. physalis, which has been described under more than fifty different names. Haeckel (1888) was one of the worst offenders regarding the description of questionable species, but even Totton (1965) was uncertain as to the validity of some previously described cystonect species. Herein, an attempt has been made to review the history of the sub-order Cystonectae and to clarify its taxonomy. A list of synonyms for each recognised cystonect species is given in an appendix
Do you want all the synonyms and common names added?
or did you mean to put this under the genus, and have all the species sunk into this one?
I think it might need to be debated ...
Despite the paper, there may be strong views on the matter.