>Also if anyone has an opinion on the correct spelling of the
>adjectival use of the family (and subfamily) names. Is it for
>example, nereidin species or nereidine species (or nereididin or
>nereididine .... arrrrhhhhhg)?
>>Chris
>>Chris Glasby, Marine Taxonomy, NIWA - Greta Point, PO Box 14-901,
Well, try "species of nereids" (or nereidids).
I would add that in french, we usually just remove the "a" from and add an
"s" to the latin suffix to form common family names:
Nereidae -> nereides
And until the new ICZN comes out, I'll vote for simplicity and continue to
ignore Nereididae and nereidids.
Francois Lallier
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