[Taxacom] species inquirenda or nomen dubium?

[Stephen Thorpe]

yes, but I still do not have a clear understanding of the difference between 
these two terms!

what if a name, Aus bus, has a type specimen lacking diagnostic characters 
(according to some author)?

Should Aus bus be listed as a species inquirenda or as a nomen dubium?

we refer to taxa by use of names, so I cannot keep the two issues apart clearly



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From: Barry Roth <barry_roth at yahoo.com>
To: taxacom at mailman.nhm.ku.edu
Sent: Sun, 12 June, 2011 12:26:40 PM
Subject: Re: [Taxacom] species inquirenda or nomen dubium?

The first has to do with the status of a taxon, the second pertains to the 
status of a name. 


Barry Roth



On Jun 11, 2011, at 4:59 PM, Stephen Thorpe <stephen_thorpe at yahoo.co.nz> wrote:

> I do not have a clear understanding of the difference between these two terms 
> ... can anyone explain?
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