Undescribed species and the Internet

[Thomas Lammers]

At 03:27 PM 5/20/02 -0400, Chuck Parker wrote:
>I have two somewhat related questions regarding new species and the
>Internet.
>
>First, what are the positions of the different ICxNs regarding publishing
>new species on the Internet?  As I understand the ICZN, valid publication
>requires that a hardcopy publication, possibly a CD under the right
>conditions, deposited in five different libraries, is necessary.  If this
>is so, it seems to imply that publication on the Internet would not be
>valid.  What about ICBN or other (IC_microbial_N ?) governing bodies?

Absolutely & totally forbidden by Article 29.1, along with microfilm and
distributable electronic media.  A wise policy IMO.  Imagine if publication
on 8-track audio tape or 78 rpm vinyl records were permitted ...


Thomas G. Lammers, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor and Curator of the Herbarium (OSH)
Department of Biology and Microbiology
University of Wisconsin Oshkosh
Oshkosh, Wisconsin 54901-8640 USA

e-mail:       lammers at uwosh.edu
phone:      920-424-1002
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Plant systematics; classification, nomenclature, evolution, and biogeography
of the Campanulaceae s. lat.

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