Arthropod Systematics & Phylogeny 71(2): 71-74, doi: 10.3897/asp.71.e31766
The correct authorship of the taxon name "Arthropoda"
expand article infoThomas A. Hegna, David A. Legg, Ole Sten Møller, Peter Van Roy, Rudy Lerosey-Aubril

Corresponding author: Thomas Hegna ( david.legg@oum.ox.ac.uk )

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Abstract
The taxon Arthropoda has been repeatedly cited with various incorrect authorship data. Here, we review the primary literature and show the correct citation to be ‘Arthropoda von Siebold, 1848’.
Keywords
Arthropoda, Condylipoda, taxonomy, Latreille, von Siebold