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What is a specimen?
Author(s) -
Nicolson Dan H.,
Molloy B. P. J.,
Brummitt R. K.,
Short P. S.,
Breteler F. J.
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
taxon
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.819
H-Index - 81
eISSN - 1996-8175
pISSN - 0040-0262
DOI - 10.2307/1222821
Subject(s) - ambiguity , taxon , code (set theory) , nomenclature , international code of zoological nomenclature , word (group theory) , geography , linguistics , mathematics , biology , paleontology , computer science , zoology , taxonomy (biology) , philosophy , programming language , set (abstract data type)
Summary Molloy, B. P. J., Brummitt, R. K., Short, P. S. & Breteler, F. J.: What is a specimen? — Taxon 41: 505–507. 1992. — ISSN 0040‐0262. There is some ambiguity in what is meant by the word “specimen” in the International code of botanical nomenclature. Some cases are discussed and the need for amending the Code, as well as adding certain examples, is considered.