This species was originally published with the incorrect original spelling Macrostomum schäreri Brand, 2023. According to the Code the correct spelling is Macrostomum schareri Brand, 2023 (see https://code.iczn.org/formation-and-treatment-of-names/article-32-original-spellings) Specifically, see Article 32.5.2.1. "In the case of a diacritic or other mark, the mark concerned is deleted, except that in a name published before 1985 and based upon a German word, the umlaut sign is deleted from a vowel and the letter "e" is to be inserted after that vowel (if there is any doubt that the name is based upon a German word, it is to be so treated)." Since this paper was published after 1984, the correct approach is to drop the umlaut sign. A correction was issued with the journal (https://frontiersinzoology.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12983-024-00526-2) and the original publication was corrected online (https://frontiersinzoology.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12983-023-00509-9).
Notes for the valid (accepted) taxonomic name
Notes for Macrostomum schareri
This species was originally published with the incorrect original spelling Macrostomum schäreri Brand, 2023. According to the Code the correct spelling is Macrostomum schareri Brand, 2023 (see https://code.iczn.org/formation-and-treatment-of-names/article-32-original-spellings) Specifically, see Article 32.5.2.1. "In the case of a diacritic or other mark, the mark concerned is deleted, except that in a name published before 1985 and based upon a German word, the umlaut sign is deleted from a vowel and the letter "e" is to be inserted after that vowel (if there is any doubt that the name is based upon a German word, it is to be so treated)." Since this paper was published after 1984, the correct approach is to drop the umlaut sign. A correction was issued with the journal (https://frontiersinzoology.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12983-024-00526-2) and the original publication was corrected online (https://frontiersinzoology.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12983-023-00509-9).
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