any official terminology?

[Thomas G. Lammers]

At 03:28 PM 5/2/2005, Edwards, G.B. wrote:
>As a point of curiosity, is there any official terminology to restore a
>species to its original combination?  I don't recall ever encountering
>such, not that it's really needed.  A New Combination or New Status
>designation doesn't seem appropriate (actually, it's an Old Combination/
>Old Status), although I suppose you could argue for the latter.  It's
>just not a very good alternative.

No, you just USE it.  The name already exists and is available, so no
nomenclatural action is required.


Thomas G. Lammers, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor and Curator of the Herbarium (OSH)
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University of Wisconsin Oshkosh
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