Confusing names (2)

[John McNeill]

I am not aware of a full published list, but the number of inter-Code generic homonyms is indeed great.  I refer to a few in my paper on Key issues to be addressed in harmonizing the Codes (McNeill, J.  1997.  Key issues to be addressed.  In: D.L. Hawksworth (ed.),  The new bionomenclature: the BioCode debate.  Biology International Special Issue 34: 17-40.).  The Taxacom bulletin board did have an earlier thread on this topic which identified only on inter-Code homonym at the species (group) level, namely Pieris japonica, a butterfly and a member of the Ericaceae (heath family) --see the Taxacom archives)  John.


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>>> Jan Bosselaers <dochterland at VILLAGE.UUNET.BE> 11/07/99 02:24pm >>>
Dear Janice Haldeman,
>
> We play "to tell the truth" with mosses...each student represents a "so-called
> moss" including Irish moss ( Chondrus crispus ), reindeer moss ( Cladonia sp.
> ) Club moss,
> ( Lycopodium sp.) Spanish moss ( Tillandsia usnoides ) Moss rose ( Portulaca
> sp. ), and the real one..usually peat moss ( Sphagnum sp. )  I'd be happy to
> receive suggestions for any other candidates for the game!..."Will the real
> moss please stand up!"

This list is already so complete that I can not find much to add. The
only possible candidate that comes to my mind is the European mountain
plant Silene acaulis (L) Jacquin, the Moss Campion.
But I have been thinking about another source of confusing nomenclature
from which the list members might know examples: identical genus names
in botanical and zoological nomenclature.
I know there are hydroid polyps and flowering plants called
Bougainvillea and snails and slime molds called Trichia, but there must
be lots of other cases. I am interested in all such examples. Maybe a
list already exists somewhere?

Best wishes,

Jan
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