Comments on the ostracod species Neohornibrookella transoceanica (Teeter, 1975), and its broader generic significance.

The concept of the thaerocytherid ostracod genus Neohornibrookella was established by Jellinek (1993) on valve and carapace specimens from Kenyan coastal waters, identified by him as belonging to the species Cythere lactea Brady, 1866. Thus, Jellinek (1993) nominated Cythere lactea as the type species for Neohornibrookella. However, he misidentified these Kenyan specimens, which are here interpreted to belong to the broadly distributed, thermophilic shallow marine species, Hermanites transoceanica Teeter, 1975. In accordance with Article 70.3 of the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature, 1999, either the species originally nominated as the type species (Cythere lactea Brady, 1866), or the species represented by the Kenyan specimens on which the genus was described (Hermanites transoceanica Teeter, 1975), may be accepted as the type species for Neohornibrookella Jellinek, 1993. In accordance with Article 70.3.2 of the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature, 1999 I choose Hermanites transoceanica Teeter, 1975 as the types species for Neohornibrookella Jellinek, 1993 because it conforms with the established concept of the carapace morphology for this genus, as per discussion below.

Informatics in compound library management.

The ability to accurately and efficiently manage inventory is critical to ensure cost-effectiveness and guarantee integrity of samples in drug discovery. While many large companies utilise both customised and off-the-shelf automated systems for compound library management, these systems do not come cheaply. Without doubt, for large pharma the return on investment for one of these systems can be justified; however, the upfront cost is typically prohibitive for smaller businesses looking to stretch their limited cash reserves as far as possible. At Exelgen we have shown that for any business with the combination of fit-for-purpose informatics, relatively inexpensive laboratory hardware and well-constructed SOPs (standard operating procedures), it is possible to undertake cost-effective, large-scale compound library management in a small business environment. The informatics and hardware environment deployed at Exelgen are described in detail.