Cymbaxinella Gazave, Carteron, Chenuil, Richelle-Maurer, Boury-Esnault & Borchiellini, 2010

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.5398.1.1
publication LSID	lsid:zoobank.org:pub:E233F731-D5FA-4032-B3A4-CEFE5A809C49
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10567973
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/BF4E397F-FFD8-316C-9786-F9DFBC6200C6
treatment provided by	Plazi
scientific name	Cymbaxinella Gazave, Carteron, Chenuil, Richelle-Maurer, Boury-Esnault & Borchiellini, 2010
status

This ‘genus’ was erected under the rules of the Phylocode, which does not recognize ranks or type species. The ‘definition’ of Cymbaxinella is quoted from the original paper: ‘(nomen cladi novum) (branch-based): the most inclusive clade containing Cymbaxinella damicornis but not Agelas oroides View in CoL , Axinella polypoides View in CoL and Acanthella acuta View in CoL , Suberites ficus View in CoL and Scopalina View in CoL lophyropoda’. The ‘genus’ name is here considered unavailable, even though encompassing several named species, notably Axinella damicornis ( Esper, 1794) View in CoL , A. verrucosa ( Esper, 1794) View in CoL and A. corrugata ( George & Wilson, 1919) View in CoL . These species are to be reverted to the admittedly polymorphic genus Axinella Schmidt, 1862 View in CoL until their status as members of Agelasida View in CoL have been made under the Code of the ICZN. Phylocode and Linnean classifications show fundamental differences. The WPD and WoRMS have committed themselves to the latter.