Characters.

[Don.Colless at CSIRO.AU]

John Grehan wrote:
"Using characters that are an undetermined mix of primitive and derived
characters"

Oh dear. Here we go again, on an unacknowledged distinction between
"character" and "character state"! In the latter terminology only a
CHARACTER STATE can be primitive, etc. If John wishes to adhere to an
older, confused terminology, it's his privilege to do so - but he's
going to find trouble in discussions in TAXACOM.

Don Colless,
Div of Entomology, CSIRO,
GPO Box 1700,
Canberra. 2601.
Email: don.colless at csiro.au
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