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STARTING POINTS FOR NOMENCLATURE OF FUNGI: A PRIMER FOR IMC2
Author(s) -
Petersen Ronald H.
Publication year - 1977
Publication title -
taxon
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.819
H-Index - 81
eISSN - 1996-8175
pISSN - 0040-0262
DOI - 10.2307/1220573
Subject(s) - nomenclature , library science , context (archaeology) , law , political science , mandate , subject (documents) , history , biology , taxonomy (biology) , computer science , ecology , archaeology
Summary The history of starting point philosophies for fungi are outlined, and a resume of proposals circulated within Subcommittee D is furnished within the context of discussion. The subjects covered are intended to serve as the basis for discussion at the Second International Mycological Congress, 1977. Under a mandate from the First International Mycological Congress at Exeter, 1972, the International Mycological Association established a Nomenclature Committee, with Dr. R. P. Korf as Secretary. Subsequently, mycologists were offered the opportunity to serve on one or more subcommittees, each to deal with specific nomenclatural problems associated with fungi. One such subcommittee (Subcommittee D) was charged with examining and discussing the subject of starting points for fungi, and with formulating proposals for consideration by the Second International Mycological Congress (Tampa, Aug./Sept., 1977) and for possible adoption by the Special Committee for Fungi and Lichens (of IAPT), and possible inclusion into the ICBN (presumably the “Sydney Code”). For over two years opinions and proposals have been circulated within Subcommittee D, and discussion has been lively. Two facts emerge, however: a) a large number of mycologists still feel unheard and/or uninformed, in spite of efforts to involve as many individuals in the subcommittee structure as possible; and b) the necessary debate scheduled for Tampa will proceed with only the Subcommittee members in possession of all the relevant proposals and opinions – a regrettable situation. As Secretary to Subcommittee D, and in order to alleviate the stresses outlined above, I have attempted to draft a “primer” for interested mycologists, concerning the subject and the problems and advantages of the major emergent philosophies. It is hoped that this publication can serve as a basis for discussion at Tampa, so that those deliberations may be conducted in orderly fashion, and to constructive ends.