[Taxacom] Zzyzx, was: Re: (HERBARIA]...

[Doug Yanega]

>Let's get back to Latin names that actually fundamentally have
>something to do with the organisms themselves, not dumb
>publicity-seeking sound-bites that make taxonomists sound like
>politicians desperately seeking attention.

Yes, let's follow Linnaeus' own shining examples and name taxa using 
perfectly apt descriptors that couldn't possibly offend anyone - like 
"Labia minor" for an earwig, "Phallus impudicus" for a fungus, 
"Clitoria" for a pea, and "Penicillus penis" for a mollusc. Can't 
possibly be anything wrong with them - since they're Latin.

Peace,
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Doug Yanega        Dept. of Entomology         Entomology Research Museum
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