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Taxon: Genus Echidna corrig. Alain et al. 2010 nom. illeg. (prokaryote)
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Authorship

SN2000 author citation Alain et al., 2010, orth. corr., nom. praeocc.
Subsequent spelling LPSN 2020-present. LPSN: 2 Dec 2025.

Attributes

Later homonym (nom. illeg.[: praeocc.]) [ICNP, 2022: Rule 51b(5) (>2000: ICNP/ICZN/ICN)] Ref: LPSN, 2020-present. LPSN: [10 Apr 2026] ("illegitimate name", "homonym of ... Forster, 1788 (zoological); ... Hübner, 1807 (zoological); ... G. Cuvier, 1797 (zoological)").
Corrected spelling (corrig.: orth. corr.) [ICNP, 2019: Rule 61] Ref: LPSN, 2020-present. LPSN: [10 Apr 2026] ("corrig.", "Spelling correction conducted by LPSN on 2025-12-02.").

Homonyms

Senior homonym (allowed)Echidna (Moon) (2006) Ref: S.J. Brands (comp.), 1989-present: 10 Apr 2026.
Senior homonymEchidna (Genus) Forster, 1788 Ref: LPSN, 2020-present: [10 Apr 2026].
Senior homonymEchidna (Genus) Cuvier, 1798, nom. illeg. Ref: LPSN, 2020-present: [10 Apr 2026].
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