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Schulze (1912a, p. 27) considers that Holotkuria should be re- 

 tained for H. physalis; for his disposition of Thalia, see below. 



Modeer (1789b, 285) had transferred H. physalis to Physsophora 

 Forskal, 1775. This genus originally contained only P. hydrostatica, 

 rosacea, and Uliformis. 



Lamarck (i8oia, 355-356) adopted Physalia as a new genus, with 

 pelagica as monotype. He gives as synonym of pelagica, Holothuria 

 physalis Linn., Thalia lygi, and Arethusa Browne, p. 386. 



Burmeister (1837a, 460) adopts Physalia, mentioning Ph. cara- 

 vclla (with syns. Ph. arethusa Eisenh., Pli. pelagica Lam., Cystisoma 

 atlantica Lesson). 



Apstein (1915a, 128) (quoting Vanhofifen, 1903) reduces 

 Browne's (1756) generic name {Arethusa) to specific rank, and 

 cites it as type species (of Physalia) with the date 1756. 



Physalia has been changed to Physalis by some authors. Either 

 Physalia or Physalis has been used by nearly all authors since 1801 

 as generic name for the Portuguese Man of War, and it may be said 

 to be at present practically in universal use, except for Gill (1907a) 

 and Schulze (1912a). 



Group B. Thalia Browne, 1756A, the Jamaican Salps 



So far as the Secretary has found, the first authors to make 

 Thalia available under the Rules, were Blumenbach (1791a) and 

 Bruguiere (1791a), but he is unable to state which publication has 

 priority. 



Pallas (1774b, 26) changed Holothuria to Holothurium, mention- 

 ing H. zonaria. Ihle (1912a, 27) gives Plolothurium 1774 as syno- 

 nym of Salpa. 



Modeer (1790b, 201) had already transferred Hoi. deniidata { — 

 Thalia 3 of Browne, 1756) to Phyllidoce. This genus of Modeer 

 (1790b, 191-207) was based upon velella, {HoL] dcnudata 1758, 

 and porpita. It was clearly based primarily upon Phyllidoce labris 

 caeruleis of Browne, 1789a, 387 (the only species of Phyllidoce 1789) 

 which Modeer gives as synonym of velella. 



Bruguiere (1791a) uses Thalia on pis. 88-89, without specific 

 names, for the following: 



pi. 88 fig. I ^Browne's pi. 43 fig. 3 (reversed) = Ho/. thaJia 1758; 

 pi. 88 fig. 2 = Browne's pi. 43 fig. 4 (reversed) = Ho/, caudata 1758; 

 pi. 88 fig. 3 r:= [not traced by Secretary] ; 

 pi. 89 fig. I = The Portuguese Man of War = Physalia. 



