Abstract Key Word?
Yuri P. Nekrutenko
YPNekrut at MBAT.FREENET.KIEV.UA
Wed Jan 3 23:27:35 CST 1996
> What do you use for a species put into a genus that it has been in
> previously, but not recently? This particular situation is not a case of a
> new generic synonym, just a single species being moved.
> It is not a NEW COMBINATION, because the combination has been
> used before. Ideas?
>
> Mike Ivie
>
The only adequate option for such a purpose will probably be a
RESURRECTED COMBINATION - only this declaration unequivocally
shows that a species 'returned' to its previous genus (like a
Prodigal Son - Secundum Lucam 15: 11-32).
Cheers.
Yuri P. Nekrutenko
Institute of Zoology
UA-252601 Kiev 30, MSP
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