Open AccessFurther guidelines for the formation of compound specific and subspecific epithets. A proposal to emend Appendix 9 of the International Code of Nomenclature of Prokaryotes
Author(s) -
Aharon Oren,
Bernhard Schink
Publication year - 2020
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.0.004208
Subject(s) - epithet , nomenclature , biology , section (typography) , linguistics , taxonomy (biology) , genealogy , zoology , evolutionary biology , history , computer science , philosophy , operating system
We propose emending section A(1)(b) of Appendix 9 of the International Code of Nomenclature of Prokaryotes with further guidelines for the formation of compound specific or subspecific epithets based on localities and epithets based on binomial names of plants or animals.