[Taxacom] is different ending for gender a synonym

[Tony Rees]

Hi John,

Technically it is not a synonym (in zoology, that would have to be a
different epithet entirely, or perhaps the same one with a different
authority and based on a different type) but a variant or incorrect
orthography (according to the Code only the one that is in gender agreement
would be correct). However you could include it in a synonyms list in my
view, with an appropriate note - along with other things that may not
technically be synonyms such as nomina nuda, alternative combinations,
etc., which often also appear in "synonyms" lists (as other names that have
been applied to this taxon) but are not synonyms in the strict sense. Just
my 2 cents of course...

Regards - Tony

Tony Rees, New South Wales, Australia
https://about.me/TonyRees


On Fri, 3 Jan 2020 at 15:16, John Grehan via Taxacom <
taxacom at mailman.nhm.ku.edu> wrote:

> I'm compiling synonyms for species in a taxonomic list and I am curious to
> know if there is a standard view of what happens with different
> gender endings - whether they are considered synonyms that should be
> listed. For example, Moschler 1826 named Epialus hyperboreus which was
> later transferred to Gazoryctra as hperborea - presumably to match the
> gender, but then later the species was listed by the same author along with
> some others (Nielsen et al 2000) as  Gazoryctra hyperboreus,
> reflecting their view that species endings should stay with the original.
> I'm not worried about arguments over that choice, but whether these names
> are formal synonyms. Nielsen et al (2000) did not list hyperborea as a
> synonym, but I noticed that it was listed as a synonym on a taxonomic
> website  https://ftp.funet.fi/
>
> So, is there any formal criterion or is it just a matter of personal
> viewpoint as to whether the different endings constitute synonyms?
>
> Thanks for any input on this.
>
> John Grehan
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