[Taxacom] Global Names Index

[Stephen Thorpe]

As I understand it, ION (the free version) only has names starting from about 1977 (or earlier ones only if they were cited in post-1976 articles). So, if I am correct, you are unlikely to find a pre-1977 name that has not been cited after 1976 ..
 
Stephen


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From: "Tony.Rees at csiro.au" <Tony.Rees at csiro.au>
To: stephen_thorpe at yahoo.co.nz; popaluis at antipa.ro; taxacom at mailman.nhm.ku.edu 
Sent: Thursday, 24 October 2013 5:19 PM
Subject: RE: [Taxacom] Global Names Index


Hi Stephen,

I wonder what proportion of animal names you would guess are missing from ION (www.organismnames.com) ? I would have expected it to be fairly complete being based on citations from Zoological Record since 1864 (with additions from Index Animalium), but do not really know.

I do know there is (or at least used to be) an issue with duplicate names under slightly variant authorities in some cases (i.e. double counting or more), but maybe that is improving...

- Tony


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> bounces at mailman.nhm.ku.edu] On Behalf Of Stephen Thorpe
> Sent: Thursday, 24 October 2013 7:17 AM
> To: Luis POPA; taxacom at mailman.nhm.ku.edu
> Subject: Re: [Taxacom] Global Names Index
> 
> Luis,
> The answer to your first question is 'no'! One problem is that it is
> impossible to disentangle nominal species (=species names) from names
> for recognised taxa (species). You would have to track all synonymies
> (many of which would be disputed anyway), and you would be left with a
> mixture of names which apply to recognised species plus names which may
> or may not apply to recognised species, and it would require taxonomic
> revision to sort out which was which. So, unless you can revise
> everything taxonomically in an undisputed way, there is no way to
> answer your question! As for your second question, ION would come
> closest, but it is not comprehensive.
> Stephen
> 
> 
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> From: Luis POPA <popaluis at antipa.ro>
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> Sent: Thursday, 24 October 2013 2:13 AM
> Subject: [Taxacom] Global Names Index
> 
> 
> Is there a way to know/estimate how many animal species are described?
> I'm not talking about how many species are supposed to be out there,
> but
> how many are actually described?
> And another question: Is there a database with scientific names ONLY
> for
> animals? (like Global Names Index which lists ALL sort of scientifc
> names)
> Thanks.
> luis
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