[Taxacom] unflagged classification change question

[Adam Cotton]

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From: "Stephen Thorpe" <stephen_thorpe at yahoo.co.nz>
To: <taxacom at mailman.nhm.ku.edu>; "Paul van Rijckevorsel" 
<dipteryx at freeler.nl>
Sent: Wednesday, June 13, 2018 5:00 AM
Subject: Re: [Taxacom] unflagged classification change question


>
> Less often, they also put things like lectotype designations in such 
> supplementary Word files, which is more of a problem!
> Stephen
>
>


Surely lectotype designations relegated to a Word/pdf etc file in online 
downloadable supplementary material must be unavailable according to the 
ICZN Code since they would not be considered as validly published under the 
Code.

If these designations were included in an appendix which formed part of the 
actual publication that would be another matter.

On the other hand, since taxonomy is not regulated under the Code, taxonomic 
treatments in supplementary online material which do not contain any 
nomenclatorial acts would be acceptable, but not ideal.

Adam.