Hystrichosphaera penicillata forma medusettiformis

"forma medusettiformis" Wetzel, 1933b, caption to pl.4, fig.19 - p.41, pl.4, fig.19.  Holotype: Wetzel, 1933b, pl.4, fig.19; Lejeune-Carpentier, 1938a, fig.7.  Name not validly published: species combination not validly published.  NOW Areoligera medusettiformis.  Originally Hystrichosphaera penicillata forma medusettiformis (name not validly published), subsequently (and now) Areoligera medusettiformis.  Taxonomic senior synonym: Hystrichosphaera penicillata forma coronata (now Areoligera coronata), according to Morgenroth (1968, p.551) - however, Eaton (1976, p.245) retained Hystrichosphaera penicillata forma medusettiformis (as Areoligera medusettiformis).  This name (as Hystrichosphaera penicillata forma meduselliformis), was also cited by Wetzel (1932, caption to pl.3, fig.7 - p.144).  Age: Senonian.

Parent: Hystrichosphaera penicillata