[Taxacom] informal catagory between subfamily and family

[Doug Yanega]

>Michael,
>
>Do you mean homonyms -- names with the same spelling occurring at 
>different taxonomic levels?  For names within the scope of the ICZN, 
>this is not considered a problem; names compete in homonymy only 
>within their group (the family-group, the genus-group).

Mike *could* also sidestep the issue by highjacking botanical group 
endings like "-aceae". No chance of conflict between the botanical 
and zoological codes, after all. ;-)

Peace,
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