italicization of family names

[Z. Liu]

I disagree. This is the first time I ever heard that one should italicize family names or names of any rank other generic, species (and subspecies). I checked a few Eurapean zoological monographs without finding any italicized family names. I also asked m
y Eurapean collegues, they looked quite confused and they never did that. One of them said that such examples might be found in NON-scientific publications. Of course, anything could appear in non-scientific publications!

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Dr Zhiwei Liu
Department of Zoology
Uppsala University
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-----Original Message-----
From:   JOSEPH E. LAFERRIERE [SMTP:josephl at AZTEC.ASU.EDU]
Sent:   Monday, November 16, 1998 12:27 PM
To:     Multiple recipients of list TAXACOM
Subject:        italicization of family names

I have a silly question.  When writing =
scientifically, does the Family name have to
be italicized, or does this =
apply only to the Genus and specific epithet?

Not at all a silly question. Custom is to
italicize it in Europe but not in the US.

--
Dr. Joseph E. Laferriere
"Computito ergo sum ...  I link therefore I am."