PhyloCode prefix/suffix?

[Sean Edwards]

Richard Pyle suggested a suffix (rather than a prefix) to distinguish
phylocode names, to allow 'visual scans'.

Is there any mileage in a non-pronounced symbol, for which there must
be several candidates from the keyboard: '|' (bar), '#' '&', slashes,
angle-brackets, etc.? For computer searching/sorting the symbol could
be easily applied to either end (or macroed from one end to the other
without disturbing the name itself), allowing phylonames to be
integrated into a sorted list or to be separated into a separate
list, as desired. In speech there should be little confusion from the
context, or it could be verbalized as Phylo-* or whatever (or heaven
forbid a Victor Borge phoenetic punctation sound .....).

This may be a bit wayout and complex, but possibly no less acceptable
(and possibly more practical) than existing suggestions?

Sean

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