Loch Ness monster

[Joe Laferriere]

On Thu, 22 Feb 1996, Curtis Clark wrote:
>
> _Nessiteras rhombopteryx_.  The type is a photo of an alleged pectoral
> appendage from an automated underwater camera.  My understanding is that it
> was named because only named species can be protected under UK law.
>
Okay. Thanx. That makes some sense. If that's the reason, it's not as
silly as I thought. Do you have the reference?