pseudotypes

[Thomas Pape]

At 10.54 1998-03-06 -0300, Thomas Schlemmermeyer wrote:

>        But Mayr writes that there are still more pseudotypes! Is there
>        any compilation of the most important pseudotypes in modern
>        zoology?


Dear Thomas:  Important? Pseudo?  In the Code Glossary under "type" you will
find a listing of different types - some regulated by the Code, others not;
some recognized by the Code, others not. What is not listed here is hardly
of any formal nomenclatural importance.

To me the important distinction is between what is a name-bearing type and
what is not.

Regards,
Thomas Pape


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