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WHAT IS A NEW TAXON?
Author(s) -
Bullock A. A.
Publication year - 1968
Publication title -
taxon
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.819
H-Index - 81
eISSN - 1996-8175
pISSN - 0040-0262
DOI - 10.2307/1216047
Subject(s) - taxon , genealogy , biology , code (set theory) , zoology , evolutionary biology , ecology , history , computer science , programming language , set (abstract data type)
Summary A ‘new taxon’ is not, or only rarely, a newly evolved taxon whilst a new species is new only in a nomenclatural sense or, as it was phrased in earlier generations “new to science”. The indication “nom. nov.” must be regarded as a technical term indicating a new name replacing an old one which is illegitimate under the Code.