[Taxacom] Latin grammar-related question

[Paul van Rijckevorsel]

From: "Paul Kirk" <p.kirk at cabi.org>
Sent: Wednesday, March 25, 2009 1:13 PM
> By tradition the nomenclature (and orthography of names of)
> dictyostelids falls under the remit of the ICBN [...]

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Correction here is automatic and need not be published separately (but see
Rec. 50F, as pointed out by Thomas G. Lammers). The relevant article here 
is:

23.5.  The specific epithet, when adjectival in form and not used as a noun,
agrees grammatically with the generic name; [...] Epithets not conforming to
this rule are to be corrected (see Art. 32.7). [...]

32.7.  Names or epithets published with an improper Latin termination but
otherwise in accordance with this Code are regarded as validly published;
they are to be changed to accord with Art. 16-19, 21, 23 and 24, without
change of the author citation or date of publication (see also Art. 60.11).