[Taxacom] species -group (was Asterales)

[Thomas Pape]

The term "group" is used in zoological nomenclature for an assemblage of
taxa. By combining this term with either "species", "genus" or "family",
you will delimit the assemblage to be within a fixed range in the
hierarchy of classification. Species-group taxa (or ditto names) will
then include taxa (or names) at the rank of species and subspecies.

/Thomas Pape


-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:taxacom-bounces at mailman.nhm.ku.edu] On Behalf Of Dr Brian Taylor
Sent: 14. marts 2012 11:01
To: Adam Cotton; taxacom at mailman.nhm.ku.edu
Subject: Re: [Taxacom] species -group (was Asterales)

Thank you folks.  A little clarity.  The ant people who consider my
attempts at publication follow Wilson & Brown (1953) and accept nothing
below the binomial, i.e. the species.  Perhaps that is because they,
Wilson & Brown, were inexperienced and a little naive.  I wonder what E
O Wilson thinks now?

Brian


On 14/03/2012 08:25, "Adam Cotton" <adamcot at cscoms.com> wrote:

> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Dr Brian Taylor" <dr.brian.taylor at ntlworld.com>
> To: "Curtis Clark" <lists at curtisclark.org>; 
> <taxacom at mailman.nhm.ku.edu>
> Sent: Wednesday, March 14, 2012 2:50 PM
> Subject: Re: [Taxacom] Asterales
> 
> 
>> Who cares and why?  I too learnt Latin at school but nobody knows how

>> Latin was spoken.  Surely it is only correct spelling that matters?  
>> This seems typical of Code pedantry.  I note nobody replied when I 
>> asked what is a species-group other than a species??
>> 
>> Brian Taylor
>> 
>> 
> 
> 
> Under the ICZN Code the species-group refers to all names described at

> species or subspecies level. Names described at a level lower than 
> subspecies (quadrinomials, aberrations, forms or varieties and names 
> clearly described as within a subspecies) are infrasubspecific, not 
> governed by the ICZN Code and thus unavailable. Names described above 
> the species level are governed by the rules for the genus-group.
> 
> Apologies for being unable to comment on the other Codes, as I am not 
> familiar with those.
> 
> Adam Cotton.
> 
> PS. I agree that really it is only correct spelling that matters, as 
> Latin is a written language and the main focus of nomenclature is to 
> standardize names in writing rather than worry about whether people 
> understand each other's pronunciation. The ICZN Code does not govern
pronounciation.
> 
> 
> 
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