[Taxacom] Phylocode vs Linnean nomenclature, again.

[Karl Magnacca]

> James Prosek, a naturalist, author and artist, realized while
> working on a book called "Trout: An Illustrated History" that
> traditional nomenclature for living things is increasingly unaligned
> with scientific knowledge.
> [...]
> All three were called "trout" even though the brook trout was
> genetically more akin to Arctic char, rainbow trout more akin to
> Pacific salmon and brown trout to Atlantic salmon.
>
> "Technically, it was no longer correct even to call the book I was
> working on 'Trout,'" Prosek said.

I tried really, really, REALLY hard not to scream while reading
this.  It didn't work.

Karl
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Karl Magnacca
Postdoctoral Researcher
University of Hawaii-Hilo