Attenboroughctena Ceccolini Cianferoni nom. nov. is established as the new name for the genus Ceroctena Carré Carré, 1991 (Ctenophora: Cydippida: Pleurobrachiidae), preoccupied by Ceroctena Guenée, 1852 (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Noctuidae).
Keywords: Coelenterata, nomen novum, replacement name, Lepidoptera, Noctuidae.