Nomenclatura Oligochaetologica—A catalogue of names, descriptions, and type specimens of the Oligochaeta. Editio Secunda

Abstract

During the 1950s, Gordon E. Gates (affiliated at that time with Tall Timbers Research Station near Tallahassee, Florida, USA), initiated compilation of a catalogue of scientific names of the Oligochaeta. Gates transferred his account records to John W. Reynolds in 1972, who enlisted the assistance of David G. Cook, an aquatic biologist working in Canada, to complete this catalogue. The first volume of this catalogue, Nomenclatura Oligochaetologica—a catalogue of names, descriptions, and type specimens of the Oligochaeta [N.O.], was published by Reynolds and Cook (1976). Three supplements—Supplementum Primum (Reynolds and Cook, 1981 [N.O.S.P.]), Supplementum Secundum (Reynolds and Cook, 1989 [N.O.S.S.]), and Supplementum Tertium (Reynolds and Cook, 1993 [N.O.S.T.])—were subsequently published, completing the first volume series of this nomenclator. After the retirement of Cook, Reynolds invited Wetzel to assist in the preparation of a fourth supplement to this first volume series. In 2012, the decision was made to forgo completion of a print version for this fourth supplement, redirecting efforts to compile a second edition, specifically to restructure it for presentation as a dedicated and active website.