Plectroglyphidodon Fowler [H. W.] & Ball [S. C.] 1924:271 Masc. Plectroglyphidodon johnstonianus Fowler & Ball 1924. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Plectroglyphidodon Fowler & Ball 1924 -- (Allen 1975:191 [ref. 97], Shen & Chan 1979:51 [ref. 6944], Yoshino in Masuda et al. 1984:197 [ref. 6441], Allen 1986:679 [ref. 5631], Tang 2001:596 [ref. 25446], Allen 2001:3341 [ref. 26132], Allen et al. 2006:1462 [ref. 29090], Hubert et al. 2012:5 [ref. 31846], Cooper & Santini 2016:19 [ref. 34704] in subfamily Microspathodontinae, Fricke et al. 2018:271 [ref. 35805], Golani & Fricke 2018:116 [ref. 36273], Fricke et al. 2019:218 [ref. 36673], Parenti 2021:71 [ref. 38418], Tang et al. 2021:284 [ref. 38308]). Current status: Valid as Plectroglyphidodon Fowler & Ball 1924. Pomacentridae: Microspathodontinae.