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Report of the Nomenclature Committee for Fossil Plants: 8
Author(s) -
Herendeen Patrick S.
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
taxon
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.819
H-Index - 81
eISSN - 1996-8175
pISSN - 0040-0262
DOI - 10.1002/tax.603038
Subject(s) - nomenclature , taxon , biology , ecology , taxonomy (biology)
The following three sets of proposals for modification of the International Code of Botanical Nomenclature that relate particularly to fossil plants are recommended for acceptance: Gen. Prop. Prop. C, Art. 1 Prop. A & B ( Taxon Prop. 101–103), Art. 9 Prop. H (219), and Art. 38 Prop. A (192), and the following three sets are not recommended for acceptance: Art. 1 Prop. C & D (175–176), Art. 8 Prop. B, Art. 9 Prop. U, & Art. 38 Prop. C (135–137), and Art. 38 Prop. B (193). In addition the Committee considered a number of proposals of general impact and recommended acceptance of Art. 29 Prop. A–C, Art. 30 Prop. A–B, Art. 31 Prop. A–B, Rec. 29A Prop. A–B, & Rec. 30A Prop. A–B (203–213), the proposals on electronic publication, and Div. III Prop. B–C (199–200), but the Committee was undecided on the associated proposals Div. III Prop. D–E (201–202). Although not directly affecting names of fossil plants, the Committee also discussed Art. 36 Prop. A–E (115, 170, 186–188) on the language requirements for the validation of names of new taxa. The members had a positive view of the experience of the restrictive language requirement of either English or Latin for names of fossil plants and would not wish to see a return to allowing any language for validating diagnoses or descriptions.