A note on the subfamily Turbatricinae and the genus Turbator Goodey, 1943

Abstract

In a recent paper the writer (Goodey, 1943) dealt with the systematic position of the vinegar eelworm and certain related species. A new subfamily, Turbatricinae, was erected and a new genus, Turbator, proposed for 7 species possessing morphological features differentiating them from the vinegar eelworm, Turbatrix aceti (Müller, 1873) v. aceti Peters, 1927. In regard to this paper, Dr. Gerald Thorne has sent a letter to the writer in which he has been kind enough to draw attention to two points which, in his view, call for emendation and correction, as follows.