NO, I OPINIONS 68 TO "]"] 57 



(i) Cyclosalpa 1827 is not invalidated by Holothuria 1758. 



(2) The data submitted by the petitioners are not clear as to 

 the point whether Cyclosalpa 1827 is invalidated by Thalia 1791. 



(3) If Thalia 1791 is, as intimated by Schulze (1912), synony- 

 mous with Salpa 1775. Cyclosalpa 1827 is in no danger of being sup- 

 pressed in favor of Thalia 1791. 



(4) If Thalia 1791 is only a doubtful synonym of Cyclosalpa 

 1827, it is neither necessary nor wise to suppress Cyclosalpa 1827 

 in favor of Thalia 1791. 



(5) If, on the other hand, HolotJmria thalia, the type of Thalia 

 1 791, is definitely recognized by systematists as congeneric with the 

 type of Cyclosalpa 1827, a very simple case is presented in which 

 the Law of Priority should be applied, unless it can be shown that 

 a strict application of the Rules will result in greater confusion than 

 uniformity. 



(6) Holothuria 1758 (type physaUs) undoubtedly has priority 

 over Physalia 1801. 



(7) Holothuria of authors, as an echinoderm genus, type tubulosa 

 (teste Apstein) is undoubtedly an illegal use of the name Holothuria 

 and should (teste Gill, 1907; and Poche. 1907, and 1912) be super- 

 seded by Bohadschia. 



(8) Notwithstanding the foregoing conclusions, the Commission 

 advises zoologists to use Physalia 1801 for the Portuguese Man of 

 War and Holothuria in its present general use in the echinoderms 

 (namely, as a genus of Sea Cucumber) pending final action by the 

 Commission on these two cases. 



Opinion written by Stiles. 



Opinion concurred in by 1 1 Commissioners : Allen, Bather, Blan- 

 chard, Hartert, Hoyle, Jordan (D. S.), Jordan (K.), Monticelli, 

 Skinner, Stejneger, Stiles, 



Opinion dissented from by 3 Commissioners, who vote to preserve 

 Cyclosalpa under Suspension of Rules : Apstein, Handlirsch, Kolbe. 



Not voting, 4 Commissioners: Dautzenberg, Horvath, Roule, 

 Simon. 



CASE^^' OF DAGYSA 1773 VS. SALPA 1775 



Hawkesworth (1773a, 2-3), quoting from notes by Banks and 

 Solander, gave a brief description of certain animals, and adds : 



These animals are of a new genus, to which Mr. Banks and Dr. Solander 

 gave the name of Dagysa from the likeness of one species of them to a gem. 



'^^ Salpa Catesby 1743a, 17, mt. purpurascns var'iegatiis, a fish. — Edwards 

 in Catesby, 1771a, 17. — Shcrborn 1902a, 865. 



