GROUPS contra subgenus

[Ken Kinman]

     I heartily agree with what Barry said, and would encourage the informal
name approach for intermediate taxa in general (informal names instead of
formal ones, whenever possible).  And in phylogenetic taxonomy this takes
the form of "Unnamed taxon" or "N.N."
                           -----Ken Kinman
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>From: "Barry M. OConnor" <bmoc at UMICH.EDU>
>Reply-To: "Barry M. OConnor" <bmoc at UMICH.EDU>
>To: TAXACOM at USOBI.ORG
>Subject: Re: GROUPS contra subgenus
>Date: Sat, 17 Feb 2001 07:28:09 -0500
>
>At 10:46 PM +1100 2/17/01, Vr. Richard Bejsak-Colloredo-Mansfeld wrote:
> >Dear colleagues
> >If someone has divided genus into groups..
> >even create identification key into this groups...
> >I would like to know if is not easier and more sensible to create
>subgenus?
>
>The difference is that if one formally names subgenera, these names enter
>the realm of the ICZN and must follow those rules.  "Groups" on the other
>hand, are informal and may come and go without regard for the rules of
>nomenclature. - Barry
>
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>Barry M. OConnor
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