Rule 27 of the International Code of Nomenclature of prokaryotes: the basonym is not enough | Zendy

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Rule 27 of the International Code of Nomenclature of prokaryotes: the basonym is not enough

Author(s) -

Brian J. Tindall

Publication year - 2016

Publication title -

international journal of systematic and evolutionary microbiology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.925

H-Index - 173

eISSN - 1466-5034

pISSN - 1466-5026

DOI - 10.1099/ijsem.0.001369

Subject(s) - nomenclature , biology , epithet , selection (genetic algorithm) , code (set theory) , genus , taxonomy (biology) , linguistics , zoology , programming language , computer science , artificial intelligence , philosophy , set (abstract data type)

Proposals to make changes to the wording of Rule 27 of the International Code of Nomenclature of Prokaryotes have been made that include the requirement to make reference to the basonym of a new combination. While this is a step in the right direction, it does not solve problems where new combinations are associated with multiple heterotypic synonyms and the new combination is based on the selection of the genus name or species epithet that is contrary to the Rules.

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