General; Amphibia; Annelida; 
Pisces; Araneae; Crustacea

Editorial
Zootaxa 3450: 1–7 (4 Sept. 2012) 0 plate; 3 references                             Accepted: 2 Sept. 2012
Amendment of Articles 8, 9, 10, 21 and 78 of the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature to expand and refine methods of publication
International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature
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Editorial
Zootaxa 3450: 8–8 (4 Sept. 2012) 0 plate; 0 reference                               Accepted: 3 Sept. 2012
A new era in zoological nomenclature and taxonomy: ICZN accepts e-publication and launches ZooBank
ZHI-QIANG ZHANG
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Correspondence
Zootaxa 3450: 9–11 (4 Sept. 2012) 1 plate; 11 references                         Accepted: 1 Aug. 2012
The tadpole of Pleurodema nebulosum Burmeister (Anura: Leiuperidae)
GUILLERMINA GALVANI, EXEQUIEL GONZÁLEZ, EDUARDO SANABRIA & LORENA QUIROGA (Argentina)
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Article
Zootaxa 3450: 12–22 (4 Sept. 2012) 2 plates; 26 references                     Accepted: 26 Jul. 2012
On the diversity of the genus Pisione (Polychaeta, Pisionidae) along the Portuguese continental shelf, with a key to European species
ROBERTO MARTINS, GUILLERMO SAN MARTÍN, ANA MARIA RODRIGUES & VICTOR QUINTINO (Portugal)
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Article
Zootaxa 3450: 23–32 (4 Sept. 2012) 5 plates; 14 references                     Accepted: 30 Jul. 2012
Validity and redescription of the flathead fish, Onigocia macrocephala (Weber, 1913) (Teleostei: Platycephalidae)
HISASHI IMAMURA (Japan)
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Article
Zootaxa 3450: 33–61 (4 Sept. 2012) 15 plates; 11 references                   Accepted: 5 Jul. 2012
A revision of the spider genus Echinax Deeleman-Reinhold, 2001 (Araneae: Corinnidae) in the Afrotropical Region
CHARLES R. HADDAD (South Africa)
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Correspondence
Zootaxa 3450: 62–63 (4 Sept. 2012) 0 plate; 5 references                         Accepted: 14 Jul. 2012
Reply to ““Taxonomic certification versus the scientific method”: a rebuttal of Rogers (2012)” by Stribling et al., 2012
D. CHRISTOPHER ROGERS (USA)
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Erratum 
Zootaxa 3450: 64 (4 Sept. 2012)
Erratum: RAFAELA BASTOS-PEREIRA & ALESSANDRA ANGÉLICA DE PÁDUA BUENO (2012) New species and new report of Hyalella S. I. Smith, 1874 (Crustacea: Amphipoda: Dogielinotidae) from Minas Gerais state, Southeastern Brazil. Zootaxa, 3350, 58–68
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