[Taxacom] Type localities (was: Bionomina 13 published)

Kenneth Kinman kinman at hotmail.com
Mon Dec 31 21:38:17 CST 2018


Hi Stephen,
         Although I agree with you up to a point, I still think you are painting type localities with too broad a brush.  Many species have such limited distributions and their type localities often so imprecise, that the type locality and distribution are the same or at least not much different.  In such cases, these arguments are more about semantics and splitting hairs (as one person put it).  Think of all those species for which only one specimen is known, or if other specimens are known, they are very nearby.
         Therefore, with that in mind, I would repeat what I said very early in this thread:
"So I would agree with Stephen that the distributions are always going to be more important than the type locality, but I wouldn't be so willing to be so forceful in minimizing the importance of type localities to some researchers, especially those who study rare taxa with very limited distributions.  It's a continuum, but a very wide one, so the importance of type localities will also be a continuum, even though their distributions beyond the type locality will always be more important."
                            -----------------Ken
________________________________
From: Taxacom <taxacom-bounces at mailman.nhm.ku.edu> on behalf of Stephen Thorpe <stephen_thorpe at yahoo.co.nz>
Sent: Monday, December 31, 2018 9:04 PM
To: gread at actrix.gen.nz
Cc: taxacom at mailman.nhm.ku.edu
Subject: Re: [Taxacom] Type localities (was: Bionomina 13 published)

Geoff,
You just don't appear to have a clear distinction in your head between type localities per se and just localities. Localities are important, type localities much less so. Of course, type localities are also localities, so are important as localities, but no more so than non-type localities. It is the "formalisation" of type localities which gives them spurious importance.
As for the conservation issue, suppose Aus bus has type locality T1 and also has synonym Aus cus with type locality T2. It seems that one might have more success arguing for protection of T1 if you sell it as the type locality for Aus bus, because type localities are perceived (wrongly, in my view) to be important. I wonder though, how one would get on arguing similarly for protection of T2??
Cheers,
Stephen

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On Mon, 31/12/18, Geoffrey Read <gread at actrix.gen.nz> wrote:

 Subject: Re: [Taxacom] Type localities (was: Bionomina 13 published)
 To: "Stephen Thorpe" <stephen_thorpe at yahoo.co.nz>
 Cc: taxacom at mailman.nhm.ku.edu, gread at actrix.gen.nz
 Received: Monday, 31 December, 2018, 11:38 PM

 Hi Stephen,

 A couple of centuries ago authors did
 as you describe with no formal types
 named, but they still might say
 something like 'I have described the
 specimens I collected from Tahiti, but
 I also collected the same species
 from the Red Sea.' So there were often
 de facto type localities before it
 was formalised as such. It's a natural
 system of working that has evolved
 as we've got more sophisticated.

 I know nothing about type localities
 and their use in conservation. What
 is the issue?

 Cheers,

 Geoff


 On Mon, December 31, 2018 12:00 pm,
 Stephen Thorpe wrote:
 > Geoff,
 > The concept of a type locality
 exists only because we happen to have a
 > typological system of zoological
 (and botanical) nomenclature. Without
 > such a typological system of
 nomenclature, there would be no type
 > localities, and yet nothing
 important would be any different. Authors of
 > new species would still specify
 the locality/localities of their material
 > examined, and we would still go to
 that plane/those places to search for
 > the species (and to any other
 subsequently specified localities). You are
 > conflating two quite different
 things, and you are not alone! The most
 > worrying thing is the spurious
 link between type localities and
 > conservation. Nomenclatural
 technicalities have no relevance to
 > conservation! Note that if an
 author describes a new species from several
 > localities, only the locality of
 the holotype is the type locality, and
 > yet the locality/localities of the
 paratypes are just as useful for
 > looking for the species.
 > Cheers,
 > Stephen
 >
 >
 --------------------------------------------
 > On Sun, 30/12/18, Geoff Read
 <gread at actrix.gen.nz>
 wrote:
 >
 >  Subject: Re: [Taxacom] Type
 localities (was: Bionomina 13 published)
 >  To: taxacom at mailman.nhm.ku.edu
 >  Received: Sunday, 30
 December, 2018, 9:32 PM
 >
 >  Stephen,
 >
 >  The importance of a type
 locality is
 >  that it is, in the whole
 vast area of
 >  the Earth, the one small
 spot where the
 >  species is known to occur,
 and
 >  unfortunately lots of
 species are only
 >  known from their type
 localities.
 >  So we don't go looking in
 the Himalayas
 >  for more of a species whose
 type
 >  locality is a valley in the
 Waitakere
 >  Ranges, Auckland, NZ. That
 would be
 >  absurd.
 >
 >  That there is by convention
 a formal
 >  type locality (with a few
 directions
 >  in the Code to guide us in
 our use of
 >  it) reduces our
 >  re-locating-the-species
 problem to
 >  manageable dimensions, and
 prevents
 >  hijacking of a species
 concept to an
 >  animal or plant coming from
 a place
 >  where it is not reasonable
 that the
 >  species would occur. So we
 should have
 >  better stability of names
 via sensible
 >  use of type localities.
 >
 >  Declaring a nomen dubium is
 not going
 >  to be 'end-of-story', except
 if the
 >  name is an obscure one of
 no
 >  importance. Anyone with a
 different opinion
 >  to you, or who has gathered
 more
 >  evidence, could keep using
 it
 >  subsequently. For a name
 still useful
 >  with some biology known
 about the
 >  species the next step might
 be to ask
 >  the Commission for the bad
 type to
 >  be replaced with a neotype
 (hopefully
 >  from the type locality). If
 there's
 >  no apparent type then any
 taxonomist
 >  could designate a neotype
 for your
 >  'nomen dubium' without
 asking the
 >  Commission. It's not about
 being
 >  absolutely certain they've
 determined
 >  the species correctly - it's
 just a
 >  working solution so that
 biology can
 >  carry on being done on biota
 that now
 >  has a fixed name.
 >
 >  Geoff
 >
 >  On Sun, December 30, 2018
 1:36 pm,
 >  Stephen Thorpe wrote:
 >  > All true and pretty
 much what I
 >  said. However, such a
 tentative method for
 >  > associating names with
 species, as
 >  Thomas describes, can hardly
 be given
 >  > the lofty levels of
 "importance"
 >  that many taxonomists seem
 to think! If
 >  > nobody knows which
 species a name
 >  refers to, then one has two
 choices: (1)
 >  > tentatively associate
 the name
 >  with a species based on type
 locality,
 >  > maybe in conjunction
 with other
 >  things; or (2) declare the
 name to be a
 >  > nomen dubium. My main
 point is
 >  that I know think that (2)
 is preferable,
 >  > because it has no
 drawbacks that I
 >  can see, and it avoids
 working with a
 >  > tentative link which
 may be wrong
 >  to the extent that the
 species doesn't
 >  > even occur (and never
 did) at the
 >  type locality of the name
 being used for
 >  > it. This could lead to
 all sorts
 >  of erroneous conclusions
 about range
 >  > contractions under
 climate change,
 >  etc., etc., when in fact the
 species
 >  > never occurred there at
 all!
 >  >
 >  > Stephen
 >  >
 >  >
 >
 --------------------------------------------
 >  > On Sun, 30/12/18,
 Thomas Pape
 >  <tpape at snm.ku.dk>
 >  wrote:
 >  >
 >  >Â  Subject: RE:
 [Taxacom] Type
 >  localities (was: Bionomina
 13 published)
 >  >Â  To: "Stephen
 Thorpe" <stephen_thorpe at yahoo.co.nz>,
 >  > "taxacom at mailman.nhm.ku.edu"
 >  <taxacom at mailman.nhm.ku.edu>,
 >  "Elena
 >  > Kupriyanova" <Elena.Kupriyanova at austmus.gov.au>
 >  >Â  Received: Sunday,
 30
 >  December, 2018, 11:18 AM
 >  >
 >  >Â  The "type locality"
 is the
 >  locality data
 >  >Â  provided for the
 >  name-bearing specimen. No
 more and no less.
 >  >
 >  >Â  The type locality
 is prone
 >  to error and
 >  >Â  inaccuracy as any
 other
 >  piece of information, but it
 *may*
 >  >Â  be of help when a
 type is
 >  not fit for identification.
 In
 >  >Â  particular when
 there is
 >  only one candidate species
 present
 >  >Â  at the type
 locality. An
 >  association between name
 and
 >  >Â  species based only
 on the
 >  type locality will remain
 >  >Â  hypothetical, but
 the
 >  hypothesis will be
 corroborated (or
 >  >Â  not) as new data
 emerge. If
 >  nomenclatural instability
 >  >Â  remains, it is
 possible to
 >  submit a Case for the
 Commission
 >  >Â  to set aside the
 >  unidentifiable name-bearing
 type and
 >  >Â  designate one
 better suited
 >  for nomenclatural
 stability.
 >  >
 >  >Â  /Thomas Pape
 >  >
 >  >
 >  >Â  -----Original
 Message-----
 >  >Â  From: Taxacom
 <taxacom-bounces at mailman.nhm.ku.edu>
 >  >Â  On Behalf Of
 Stephen Thorpe
 >  >Â  Sent: 29. december
 2018
 >  22:11
 >  >Â  To: taxacom at mailman.nhm.ku.edu;
 >  >Â  Elena Kupriyanova
 <Elena.Kupriyanova at austmus.gov.au>
 >  >Â  Subject: Re:
 [Taxacom] Type
 >  localities
 >  >Â  (was: Bionomina 13
 >  published)
 >  >
 >  >Â  Lena,
 >  >Â  Yes, I do have a
 better
 >  suggestion! If
 >  >Â  a taxonomist is
 ever faced
 >  with a situation in which
 they
 >  >Â  can only use type
 locality
 >  information to associate a
 name
 >  >Â  with a species,
 then they
 >  should simply refrain from
 doing
 >  >Â  so and declare the
 name to
 >  be a nomen dubium. The name
 can
 >  >Â  then be safely
 ignored,
 >  rather than risk using it
 for the
 >  >Â  wrong species.
 >  >Â  Stephen
 >  >
 >  >Â
 >
 --------------------------------------------
 >  >Â  On Sun, 30/12/18,
 Elena
 >  Kupriyanova
 >  >Â  <Elena.Kupriyanova at austmus.gov.au>
 >  >Â  wrote:
 >  >
 >  >Â   Subject: RE:
 [Taxacom] Type
 >  localities
 >  >Â  (was: Bionomina 13
 >  published)
 >  >Â   To: "Stephen
 Thorpe" <stephen_thorpe at yahoo.co.nz>,
 >  >Â  "taxacom at mailman.nhm.ku.edu"
 >  >Â  <taxacom at mailman.nhm.ku.edu>
 >  >Â   Received:
 Sunday, 30
 >  December, 2018,
 >  >Â  9:53 AM
 >  >
 >  >Â   Stephen,
 >  >Â   I
 >  >Â   totally
 agree, such a
 >  scenario does
 >  >Â  create a problem.
 Do youÂÂ
 >  have a better suggestion
 how
 >  >Â  to deal with
 problem?
 >  >Â   Lena
 >  >
 >  >
 >  >Â   Dr. Elena
 Kupriyanova
 >  >Â   Senior
 >  >Â   Research
 Scientist
 >  >Â   Marine
 Invertebrates
 >  >
 >  >Â   Associate
 Editor,
 >  >Â   Records of
 the Australian
 >  Museum
 >  >
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 >  >Â   1 William
 Street Sydney NSW
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 >  >Â   -----Original
 Message-----
 >  >Â   From: Stephen
 Thorpe
 >  [mailto:stephen_thorpe at yahoo.co.nz]
 >  >Â   Sent: Sunday,
 30 December
 >  2018 7:16
 >  >Â  AM
 >  >Â   To: taxacom at mailman.nhm.ku.edu;
 >  >Â   Elena
 Kupriyanova <Elena.Kupriyanova at austmus.gov.au>
 >  >Â   Subject: RE:
 [Taxacom] Type
 >  localities
 >  >Â  (was:
 >  >Â   Bionomina 13
 published)
 >  >
 >  >Â   You
 >  >Â   seem to have
 skirted around
 >  the main
 >  >Â  problem I
 suggested,ÂÂ
 >  which was 2 or more
 candidate
 >  >Â  species in sympatry
 at
 >  the  type locality.
 It is a very
 >  >Â  real possibility.
 If youÂÂ
 >  associated a name with a
 >  >Â  species, based on
 the
 >  type  locality, then
 you assume
 >  >Â  that the stated
 type
 >  locality is  correct
 and that
 >  >Â  there is one and
 only one
 >  candidate speciesÂÂ
 present at
 >  >Â  the type locality!
 For a
 >  real example, a
 recentÂÂ
 >  >Â  revision of the
 genus Sagola
 >  is interesting in that
 >  >  only  males
 can be
 >  identified morphologically,
 but many
 >  >  old typesÂÂ
 are females.
 >  Nevertheless, the authors
 (Park
 >  >Â  &
 Carlton)  somehow
 >  managed to associate every
 >  >Â  unique female
 holotypeÂÂ
 >  with a species, based on
 stated
 >  >Â  type localities,
 despite
 >  the  fact that
 distributions
 >  >Â  are very
 imperfectly known,
 >  sympatry  is common
 in the
 >  >Â  genus, and so many
 species
 >  are known from  so
 few
 >  >Â  specimens that
 further new
 >  species are very
 likely  (in
 >  >Â  sympatry with
 known
 >  species). Hence, effectively
 all
 >  >  theÂÂ
 authors did was to
 >  make decisions as to which
 >  >Â  names
 referred  to which
 >  species, taking type
 >  >Â  localities into
 account,
 >  but  they might as
 well have
 >  >Â  just considered
 those old
 >  (female
 >  >Â   based) names
 to be nomina
 >  dubia. The
 >  >Â  level of
 uncertaintyÂÂ
 >  associated with their
 approach is
 >  >Â  such that some of
 the
 >  old  female based
 species might
 >  >Â  not even occur in
 their
 >  assigned  type
 localities, and
 >  >Â  there is probably
 in many
 >  cases no way  to
 confirm or
 >  >Â  refute that anyway
 (it could
 >  lead, for  example,
 to a
 >  >Â  scenario in which
 the type
 >  locality, afterÂÂ
 more
 >  >Â  collecting, turns
 out to be
 >  an outlier in theÂÂ
 >  >Â  distribution of the
 species,
 >  but then someone will
 >  >  probablyÂÂ
 suggest range
 >  contraction due to climate
 >  >Â  change!)
 >  >
 >  >Â   Stephen
 >  >
 >  >
 >  >Â
 >
 --------------------------------------------
 >  >Â   On Sun,
 30/12/18, Elena
 >  Kupriyanova
 >  >Â  <Elena.Kupriyanova at austmus.gov.au>
 >  >Â   wrote:
 >  >
 >  >    Subject:
 RE:
 >  >Â   [Taxacom]
 Type localities
 >  (was:
 >  >Â  Bionomina 13
 published)
 >  >    To:
 "Stephen Thorpe"
 >  <stephen_thorpe at yahoo.co.nz>,ÂÂ
 >  >Â  "taxacom at mailman.nhm.ku.edu"
 >  >Â   <taxacom at mailman.nhm.ku.edu>
 >  >    Received:
 Sunday, 30
 >  December,
 >  >Â  2018,
 12:07  AM
 >  >
 >  >
 >  >
 >  >
 >  >    Dr. Elena
 Kupriyanova
 >  >    Senior
 Research
 >  Scientist
 >  >
 >  >Â   Marine
 Invertebrates
 >  >
 >  >
 >  >Â   Associate
 Editor,
 >  >    Records
 of
 >  >    the
 Australian Museum
 >  >
 >  >  ÂÂ
 Australian Museum
 >  Research
 >  >Â  Institute
 >  >    1 William
 Street Sydney
 >  NSW 2010
 >  >  AustraliaÂÂ
 t
 >  >Â   61 2 9320
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 -----Original
 >  Message-----
 >  >    From:
 Stephen Thorpe
 >  [mailto:stephen_thorpe at yahoo.co.nz]
 >  >    Sent:
 Friday, 28
 >  December 2018
 >  >Â  3:07 PM
 >  >    To: taxacom at mailman.nhm.ku.edu;
 >  >    Elena
 Kupriyanova
 >  <Elena.Kupriyanova at austmus.gov.au>
 >  >    Subject:
 RE: [Taxacom]
 >  Type
 >  >Â  localities
 >  >Â   (was:
 >  >    Bionomina
 13
 >  published)
 >  >
 >  >    "to find
 what the name
 >  >Â   bearing
 species
 >  >    actually
 is one needs
 >  to
 >  >Â   know the type
 locality"
 >  >
 >  >    >I
 disagree! One
 >  simply
 >  >
 >  >Â   needs some
 way to associate
 >  the name
 >  >Â  with one and only
 oneÂÂ
 >  species in the complex.
 Very
 >  >Â  often, type
 localities
 >  are  tooÂÂ
 vague to be much use,
 >  >Â  might be completely
 wrong,
 >  or  thereÂÂ
 might be more
 >  >Â  than one species of
 the
 >  complex in theÂÂ
 stated  type
 >  >Â  locality
 (especially if it
 >  is aÂÂ
 vague/imprecise typeÂÂ
 >  >Â  locality).
 >  >
 >  >    Yes, and
 what is
 >  >    the
 above
 >  >Â   mentioned
 "some way"
 >  please?
 >  >
 >  >    > I
 expect you are
 >  >
 >  >Â   imagining a
 scenario in
 >  which, say,
 >  >Â  some
 previouslyÂÂ
 >  recognised species is now
 considered
 >  >Â  to be a complex
 ofÂÂ
 >  ALLOPATRIC cryptic species
 >  >
 >  >
 >  >Â   Not
 necessarily. I think I
 >  clearly
 >  >  stated theÂÂ
 scenario I
 >  >Â   am not
 imagining, but am
 >  familiar with
 >  >  too well -ÂÂ
 a huge
 >  >Â   species
 complex under a
 >  name of a
 >  >Â  species that
 is  assumed
 >  >Â   to be
 cosmopolitan for a no
 >  good
 >  >Â  reason other
 than  itÂÂ
 >  is
 >  >Â   assumed to be
 cosmopolitan
 >  >
 >  >
 >  >Â   >and you
 want to know
 >  which of
 >  >Â  those
 cryptic  species
 >  >Â   the original
 name belongs
 >  to.
 >  >
 >  >    Yes,
 don't we all?
 >  >
 >  >    >The
 type locality
 >  MIGHT be a
 >  >Â  guide (if
 >  >   itÂÂ
 is correct, and if
 >  it is precise
 >  >Â  enough), but it
 might
 >  >   notÂÂ
 be of any use.
 >  >
 >  >    It is
 >  >Â   the
 >  >    best
 guide we have, but
 >  it MIGHT
 >  >Â  in
 >  >Â   some cases be
 incorrectÂÂ
 >  or not
 >  >Â  precise enough
 indeed
 >  >
 >  >    >If it
 isn't of any
 >  >Â   use, then
 other
 >  >    means
 must be sought
 >  to
 >  >Â   associate the
 name with a
 >  species,ÂÂ
 >  >Â  and there are
 several
 >  >Â   options.
 >  >
 >  >    Ok,
 continue
 >  >Â   please, I
 really want to
 >  know  about
 >  >Â  those options
 >  >
 >  >    > In
 >  >
 >  >Â   theory, if
 you could
 >  sequence the
 >  >Â  holotype, then
 DNAÂÂ
 >  >Â   matching
 might do the
 >  trick.
 >  >
 >  >    In
 theory? Have you
 >  tried this
 >  >Â  approach?
 >  >   Yes,ÂÂ
 if it exists and
 >  if it was not
 >  >Â  fixed in formalin
 as
 >  >   mostÂÂ
 marine inverts
 >  used to be
 >  >Â  fixed, this the
 best
 >  >Â   way.
 >  >
 >  >    >At
 any rate,
 >  >Â   type
 >  >  ÂÂ
 localities are not of
 >  any major
 >  >Â   importance:
 they may beÂÂ
 >  helpful, but
 >  >Â  they may not.
 >  >Â   That's all
 I'm saying
 >  (in  the
 >  >Â  context of people
 >  >Â   like Alain
 Dubious giving
 >  them far
 >  >  too  much
 attention,
 >  >Â   IMHO)
 >  >
 >  >    I
 >  >
 >  >Â   cannot see
 where this
 >  (surely
 >  >Â  unexpected :)
 conclusion
 >  >Â
 comes  from. If the
 >  holotype does not
 >  >Â  exist, you collect
 >  >Â
 fresh  material as close
 >  as possible
 >  >Â  to the TYPE
 >  >Â
 LOCALITY,  designate a
 >  neotype,
 >  >Â  describe and
 sequence it.
 >  >Â   If
 the  holotype exists,
 >  but cannot
 >  >Â  be sequenced, you
 >  >Â   collect
 fresh  material
 >  as close as
 >  >Â  possible to the
 TYPE
 >  >Â
 LOCALITY,  re-descibe
 >  the species
 >  >Â  based on the type
 and the
 >  >Â
 fresh  material and
 >  sequence the
 >  >Â  fresh topotypical
 >  >Â   material. If
 the  type
 >  locality is
 >  >Â  not precise enough,
 you
 >  >Â   make an
 educated  guess
 >  and see
 >  >Â  above. If you
 discover
 >  >Â   several
 crypticÂÂ
 >  sympatric species
 >  >Â  the type locality,
 you
 >  >Â   take your
 pick  which
 >  one you
 >  >Â  consider as the
 name
 >  bearing
 >  >Â   species for
 theÂÂ
 >  complex. In all
 >  >Â  cases type locality
 is of
 >  >Â
 paramount  importance. I
 >  am now
 >  >Â  looking forward to
 hearing
 >  >Â   about
 other  several
 >  options
 >  >Â  mentioned above
 >  >
 >  >    Best,
 >  >
 >  >Â   Lena
 >  >
 >  >
 >  >
 >  >
 >  >Â
 >
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 >  >    On Fri,
 28/12/18,
 >  Elena
 >  >Â  Kupriyanova <Elena.Kupriyanova at austmus.gov.au>
 >  >    wrote:
 >  >
 >  >   ÂÂ
 >  >Â   Subject: RE:
 >  >    [Taxacom]
 Type
 >  localities
 >  >Â   (was:
 Bionomina 13
 >  published)
 >  >   ÂÂ
 To:
 >  >Â   "Stephen
 Thorpe" <stephen_thorpe at yahoo.co.nz>,ÂÂ
 >  >Â   "taxacom at mailman.nhm.ku.edu"
 >  >    <taxacom at mailman.nhm.ku.edu>
 >  >   ÂÂ
 Received: Friday, 28
 >  December,
 >  >Â  2018,
 4:22ÂÂ
 >  >Â   PM
 >  >
 >  >   ÂÂ
 Yes, of course,
 >  >  ÂÂ
 ultimately you
 >  >   ÂÂ
 need to know
 >  >Â   the
 >  >  ÂÂ
 distributions of the
 >  species in
 >  >  theÂÂ
 >  >Â   complex. But
 to figureÂÂ
 >  that out one
 >  >Â  has to start with
 >  >   theÂÂ
 distribution of
 >  the  name
 >  >Â  bearing species of
 the
 >  >Â   complex
 and  to find
 >  what the  name
 >  >Â  bearing species
 >  >Â   actually is
 one needsÂÂ
 >  to know theÂÂ
 >  >Â  type locality
 >  >
 >  >
 >  >     Dr.
 Elena
 >  >Â   Kupriyanova
 >  >   ÂÂ
 Senior
 >  >
 >  >Â   Research
 Scientist
 >  >   ÂÂ
 Marine
 >  >Â
 Invertebrates
 >  >
 >  >   ÂÂ
 Associate
 >  >Â   Editor,
 >  >   ÂÂ
 Records of
 >  >   ÂÂ
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 >  >Â   Australian
 >  >    Museum
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 >  >Â   Institute
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 >  >   ÂÂ
 From: Stephen Thorpe
 >  >Â   [mailto:stephen_thorpe at yahoo.co.nz]
 >  >   ÂÂ
 Sent: Friday, 28
 >  December 2018 1:21
 >  >Â  PM
 >  >     To:
 taxacom at mailman.nhm.ku.edu;
 >  >   ÂÂ
 Elena Kupriyanova
 >  <Elena.Kupriyanova at austmus.gov.au>
 >  >   ÂÂ
 Subject: Re: [Taxacom]
 >  Type
 >  >Â  localities
 >  >    (was:
 >  >   ÂÂ
 Bionomina 13
 >  >Â   published)
 >  >
 >  >   ÂÂ
 Not
 >  >   ÂÂ
 quite!
 >  >    The type
 localities
 >  >Â   per se still
 aren't
 >  importantÂÂ
 inÂÂ
 >  >Â  the situation you
 >  >Â   describe.
 What matters is
 >  theÂÂ
 >  >Â  distributions of
 the
 >  >Â   segregate
 species in the
 >  complex.
 >  >
 >  >   ÂÂ
 Stephen
 >  >
 >  >
 >  >
 >  >
 >  >Â
 >
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 >  >     On
 Fri, 28/12/18,
 >  Elena Kupriyanova
 >  >Â  <Elena.Kupriyanova at austmus.gov.au>
 >  >   ÂÂ
 wrote:
 >  >
 >  >
 >  >    Subject:
 Re:
 >  >   ÂÂ
 [Taxacom] Type
 >  >Â   localities
 >  >    (was:
 Bionomina 13
 >  published)
 >  >Â
    To:
 >  >    "taxacom at mailman.nhm.ku.edu"
 >  >   ÂÂ
 <taxacom at mailman.nhm.ku.edu>
 >  >Â
    Received: Friday,
 >  28
 >  >Â  December, 2018,
 3:15ÂÂ
 >  >Â   PM
 >  >
 >  >Â
    > to answer
 >  >    your
 >  >   ÂÂ
 question, I
 >  >Â   wouldn't
 >  >Â
    think type
 >  >   ÂÂ
 localities would
 >  >    be of
 much
 >  >Â   importance at
 all forÂÂ
 >  a  common,
 >  >  widespreadÂÂ
 uniform
 >  >Â   species.
 >  >
 >  >Â
    Oh,
 >  >    really?
 Except for the
 >  most
 >  >Â  common
 >  >
 >  >    situation
 in
 >  shallow-water
 >  >Â   marine
 >  >
 >  >  ÂÂ
 invertebrates. Once
 >  >   oneÂÂ
 actually bothers to
 >  look more
 >  >  or  less
 carefully at
 >  >   thisÂÂ
 "common,
 >  widespread uniformÂÂ
 >  >Â  species" and
 >  >Â   discovers a
 hugeÂÂ
 >  species complexÂÂ
 >  >  beyond  the
 façade of
 >  >Â   this "common"
 or evenÂÂ
 >  "cosmopolitan
 >  >Â   species", the
 importance of
 >  theÂÂ
 >  >  typeÂÂ
 localities
 >  >Â   somehow
 becomes crystal
 >  clear.
 >  >
 >  >
 >  >Â
    Dr.
 >  >
 >  >Â   Elena
 >  >   ÂÂ
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 >  >   ÂÂ
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 >  >Â
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 >  >  ÂÂ
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 >  >
 >  >Â
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 >  >
 >  >Â   Editor,
 >  >Â
    Records of
 >  >   ÂÂ
 >  >Â   the
 >  >  ÂÂ
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 >  >
 >  >   ÂÂ
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