NO. I OPINIONS 68 TO "y 69 



(3) Fritillaria Fol, 1872, is a honionym of Fritillaria Huxley, 

 1 85 1, and should be suppressed unless it can be shown that a strict 

 application of the Rules will result in greater confusion than uni- 

 formity. If suppressed, Fritillum 191 5 is available as a substitute. 



(4) See also recommendation to table, page 69 (below). 

 Opinion written by Stiles. 



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

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

 Skinner, Stejneger, Stiles. 



Opinion dissented from by 2 Commissioners, who vote to retain 

 Fritillaria Fol, 1874, under Suspension of Rules : Apstein, Kolbe. 



Not voting, 5 Commissioners : Dautzenberg, Handlirsch, Hor- 

 vath, Roule, Simon. 



MOTION TO TABLE THE CASES OF APPENDICULARIA, DOLIO- 

 LUM, FRITILLARIA, AND SALPA 



Referring further to the cases of Appcndicnlaria 1874, Doliolum 

 1834, Fritillaria 185 1, and Salpa 1775, the Secretary recommends, 

 on basis of reasons given below, that the Commission adopt as its 

 Opinion the following : 



(i) The Appellants have not presented evidence that convinces 

 the Commission that the strict application of the Rules in these 

 cases will result in greater confusion than uniformity, hence the 

 Commission does not at present see its way clear to suspend the 

 Rules. 



(2) The cases in question are herewith laid upon the table indefi- 

 nitely, but without prejudice, in order to give to the Appellants an 

 opportunity to present more satisfactory and convincing evidence in 

 support of their position. 



(3) The Commission is of the opinion that the complaints in 

 respect to confusion in the nomenclature of the Tunicates are due 

 to two causes in particular, namely (a) the principle of genotypes 

 does not appear to have been consistently applied, and (b) rules 

 available to authors of new names have not been adopted by said 

 authors. 



(4) The Commission urgently recommends that specialists in 

 the tunicates determine without unnecessary delay the proper geno- 

 types, in accordance with Article 30 of the Rules, as a prerequisite 

 to a satisfactory basis for an intelligent consideration of the nomen- 

 clature of the group. 



Reasons for the foregoing recommendation. — The foregoing 

 recommendation is based upon the following premises : 



