Disregarding ZooBank registration results in the unavailability of Hemicaloosia graminis Zeng et al., 2012 (Nematoda, Tylenchida) under the ICZN Code

In September 2012, an Amendment of Articles 8, 9, 10, 21 and 78 of the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature (ICZN) was published in order to expand and refine methods of publication allowed by the Code, particularly in reference to electronic publications (International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature 2012). The amended Article 8.5.3 states that: ”In order for an electronic-published work to be available, it must be registered in the Official Register of Zoological Nomenclature (ZooBank)..... and contain evidence in the work that such registration has occurred.” The requirements for electronic publications also include: clear evidence in the work of the date of publication (Article 8.5.2.) with proof of the occurred registration in ZooBank. The registration in ZooBank is not required for works published in printed journals. In 2011–2012, R.N. Inserra, J.D. Stanley, A. Troccoli, J. Chitambar and S.A. Subbotin characterized morphologically and molecularly three populations (a total of 42 females and 37 males) of a plant parasitic nematode of the genus Hemicaloosia (Hemicycliophoridae) from Florida, and described them as a new species named H. vagisclera. The description of this new Hemicaloosia was received for publication on ZooKeys 309: 71–73 (2013)