unaccepted (the reinstatement of the laevis specimen as type species calls for resurrection of the original genus name. In spite of Schimkewitsch (1909) erecting Pallenella based on an invalid diagnostic character, his genus name takes precedence over Meridionale)
Species Meridionale ambigua (Stock, 1956) accepted as Pallenella ambigua (Stock, 1956)(the reinstatement of the laevis specimen as type species calls for resurrection of the original genus name. In spite of Schimkewitsch (1909) erecting Pallenella based on an invalid diagnostic character, his genus name takes precedence over Meridionale)
Species Meridionale brevicephala (Staples, 2008) accepted as Pallenella brevicephala (Staples, 2008)(the reinstatement of the laevis specimen as type species calls for resurrection of the original genus name. In spite of Schimkewitsch (1909) erecting Pallenella based on an invalid diagnostic character, his genus name takes precedence over Meridionale)
Species Meridionale pachycheira (Haswell, 1884) accepted as Pallenella pachycheira (Haswell, 1884)(the reinstatement of the laevis specimen as type species calls for resurrection of the original genus name. In spite of Schimkewitsch (1909) erecting Pallenella based on an invalid diagnostic character, his genus name takes precedence over Meridionale)
Species Meridionale reflexa (Stock, 1968) accepted as Pallenella reflexa (Stock, 1968)(the reinstatement of the laevis specimen as type species calls for resurrection of the original genus name. In spite of Schimkewitsch (1909) erecting Pallenella based on an invalid diagnostic character, his genus name takes precedence over Meridionale)
Species Meridionale watsonae (Staples, 2005) accepted as Pallenella watsonae (Staples, 2005)(the reinstatement of the laevis specimen as type species calls for resurrection of the original genus name. In spite of Schimkewitsch (1909) erecting Pallenella based on an invalid diagnostic character, his genus name takes precedence over Meridionale)
Staples, D. A. (2014). A revision of the callipallenid genus <em>Pseudopallene</em> Wilson, 1878 (Pycnogonida, Callipallenidae). <em>Zootaxa.</em> 3765(4): 339., available online athttps://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3765.4.3[details]
Bamber, R.N.; El Nagar, A.; Arango, C.P. (Eds) (2024). Pycnobase: World Pycnogonida Database. Meridionale Staples, 2014. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=851534 on 2024-11-22
original descriptionStaples, D. A. (2014). A revision of the callipallenid genus <em>Pseudopallene</em> Wilson, 1878 (Pycnogonida, Callipallenidae). <em>Zootaxa.</em> 3765(4): 339., available online athttps://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3765.4.3[details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality