[Taxacom] phylogenomics in bacteria and archaea

[J. Kirk Fitzhugh]

Quickly perusing the paper, it appears the author is suggesting 
something similar to what I discussed in a recent paper on the nature of 
species. I pointed out that for obligate asexual organisms, only 
phylogenetic hypotheses are appropriate, not specific:

Fitzhugh, K. 2009. Species as explanatory hypotheses: refinements and 
implications. Acta Biotheoretica 57: 201-248.

Jim Croft wrote:
> Thought the following was an interesting article.  Never really
> understood the notions of species and the nomenclature/taxonomy of
> these groups:
>
> http://bit.ly/zUlHk
> or
> http://www.microbemagazine.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=539:the-phylogenomic-species-concept-for-bacteria-and-archaea&catid=187:featured&Itemid=254
>
> Like most of the major biodiversity data aggregators, I tend to put
> these organisms in the 'too hard' basket...
>
> jim
>
>   

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