Confusing names ("Table 2")

[John McNeill]

It seems that the "Table 2" to which my earlier mailing on inter-Cpde generic homonyms referred was too large in Word format for Taxacom.  Here is an ASCII version that may wrap around and be less readable, but has the necessary info.  John.

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      John McNeill, Director Emeritus, Royal Ontario Museum;
          Honorary Associate, Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh.
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                    Table 2.  Inter-Code Generic Homonymy


                           Botanical generic names

                                      Homonyms in        In current use
                                  Zoological Record        in Zoology

Total                   64,419           8,784 (13.6%)             ???
In current use      28,041           3,554 (12.7%)             ???


                        Bacteriological generic names

                             Homonyms in       Homonyms     Homonyms
                          Zoological Record     in ING       in both

Total                  739        50 (6.8%)        29 (3.9%)    15 (2.0%)
In current use     701        48 (6.9%)        27 (3.9%)    14 (2.0%)


                             Homonyms in       Homonyms    Homonyms in
                             current use       in Botany   current use
                             in zoology       NCU-3 list     in both

Total                   739          ???           12 (1.6%)       ??
In current use      701          ???           11 (1.6%)       ??


Modified from data provided by Paul Kirk, International Mycological Institute,
Egham, UK.