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Today's Topics:
1. is different ending for gender a synonym (John Grehan)
2. Re: is different ending for gender a synonym (Tony Rees)
3. Re: is different ending for gender a synonym (Gurcharan Singh)
4. Re: is different ending for gender a synonym (Thomas Pape)
5. Re: is different ending for gender a synonym
(Francisco Welter-Schultes)
6. Re: is different ending for gender a synonym (John Grehan)
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Message: 1
Date: Thu, 2 Jan 2020 23:15:23 -0500
From: John Grehan <calabar.john at gmail.com>
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Subject: [Taxacom] is different ending for gender a synonym
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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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Date: Fri, 3 Jan 2020 16:26:36 +1100
From: Tony Rees <tonyrees49 at gmail.com>
To: John Grehan <calabar.john at gmail.com>
Cc: taxacom <taxacom at mailman.nhm.ku.edu>
Subject: Re: [Taxacom] is different ending for gender a synonym
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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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Message: 3
Date: Fri, 3 Jan 2020 12:22:27 +0530
From: Gurcharan Singh <singhg45 at gmail.com>
To: Tony Rees <tonyrees49 at gmail.com>
Cc: John Grehan <calabar.john at gmail.com>, taxacom
<taxacom at mailman.nhm.ku.edu>
Subject: Re: [Taxacom] is different ending for gender a synonym
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I would say all objective synonyms based on same type (which obviously they
are), with same epithet (subject to change linked with gender of generic
name). One would be accepted name based taxonomic judgement (to which genus
species should be assigned), others listed as its synonyms.That is a common
practice in plant names also.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gazoryctra_hyperboreus
Dr. Gurcharan Singh
Retired Associate Professor
SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007
Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018.
Mob: 9810359089
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On Fri, Jan 3, 2020 at 10:56 AM Tony Rees via Taxacom <
taxacom at mailman.nhm.ku.edu> wrote:
> 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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Message: 4
Date: Fri, 3 Jan 2020 12:46:06 +0000
From: Thomas Pape <tpape at snm.ku.dk>
To: 'taxacom' <taxacom at mailman.nhm.ku.edu>
Subject: Re: [Taxacom] is different ending for gender a synonym
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A synonym is one of two or more names of the same rank used to denote the same taxonomic taxon.
Lists of synonyms usually include names in their correct original spelling and in their original combination (the basionym in botany).
Epialus hyperboreus Moschler, 1826 and Gazoryctra hyperborea (Moschler, 1826) are not synonyms but different combinations of the same species-group name.
"hyperboreus" and "hyperborea" are different spellings of the same name.
Thomas
Thomas Pape, Natural History Museum of Denmark
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Subject: Re: [Taxacom] is different ending for gender a synonym
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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Message: 5
Date: Fri, 3 Jan 2020 14:11:06 +0100
From: Francisco Welter-Schultes <fwelter at gwdg.de>
To: <taxacom at mailman.nhm.ku.edu>
Subject: Re: [Taxacom] is different ending for gender a synonym
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Dear John,
I agree essentially with Tony.
We have different concepts of synonymy in the science of naming organisms.
The question about a name in the genus Gazoryctra is about the name of a
lepidopteran animal which could complicate the answer (because in
lepidopterology the required mandatory change of the gender agreement of
the ICZN Code is usually not followed).
From the point of view of nomenclature animals and plants follow
different rules, established in independent Codes that can probably not
be merged in the near future in this point.
For names of species, in botany different genus-species combinations are
considered synonyms, while in zoological nomenclature most experts
regard only the specific name to judge the synonymy. The ICZN Code is
currently not sufficiently clear on this point.
Wikipedia (as mentioned by Gurcharan Singh) does not differentiate and
WP authors may consider any different spelling and genus-species
combination no matter if plant or animal as a synonym. Even the same
name in the same spelling combined with a different author and year
(nomenclaturally taken a subsequent use of a name) can be considered a
synonym in WP. This matter is treated arbitrarily and inconsistently, it
differs among various language versions of WP and also within a language
version.
A changed ending following a mandatory change (ICZN Code Arts. 31.2 and
34.2) produces the same name with a changed ending (provided that the
change is correctly performed). So it would not fall under the
Glossary's definition of a "synonym" which is defined as a term to
denote the relationship between two names (not two spellings of the same
name).
If the ending was erroneously changed under the assumption it would be
mandatory under the currently valid rules, then this should be judged an
incorrect subsequent spelling. This falls under Art. 33.3, it is a
different spelling of the same name. Also this is not an available name
standing for itself (other than an emendation), and the two versions of
the name are not synonyms under the Glossary's definition of a synonym.
In Lepidoptera the experts usually apply a convention by which the
mandatory change as required by Art. 34.2 is set aside and no change in
the ending is performed. The next edition of the ICZN Code might
eventually add some new rules to provide a legal frame for this
practice, so it can be useful for our considerations to act as if this
was already correctly applied nomenclature.
In any case such a subsequent change of an ending in a lepidopteran
specific name, no matter if following Art. 34.2 correctly or not, would
be an incorrect subsequent spelling of the original name, so the two
spelling versions would not be synonyms in zoological nomenclature.
Taxonomic websites like funet.fi provide useful information for people
interested in animals. So if these website providers record that a name
of a species is poking around in the internet in two different gender
endings, it is useful to inform the user about this, so that those who
like to find information on this species are alerted to look for the
name in both endings. They might call these versions "synonyms".
I consider it very useful to provide such information for the public.
If you are compiling a taxonomic nomenclator you might eventually have a
different scope, so the selection of the term "synonym" may depend on
the intention. So if you intend to be more attached to the ICZN Code you
might differentiate between "nomenclatural synonyms", "different
genus-species combinations" and "different spellings of the same
specific name".
Hope this helps a little, Happy New Year and the best for 2020
Francisco
Am 03.01.2020 um 07:52 schrieb Gurcharan Singh via Taxacom:
> I would say all objective synonyms based on same type (which obviously they
> are), with same epithet (subject to change linked with gender of generic
> name). One would be accepted name based taxonomic judgement (to which genus
> species should be assigned), others listed as its synonyms.That is a common
> practice in plant names also.
>
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gazoryctra_hyperboreus
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Dr. Gurcharan Singh
> Retired Associate Professor
> SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007
> Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018.
> Mob: 9810359089
> https://sing96.wixsite.com/mysite-1
>
>
> On Fri, Jan 3, 2020 at 10:56 AM Tony Rees via Taxacom <
> taxacom at mailman.nhm.ku.edu> wrote:
>
>> 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
>>> _______________________________________________
>>> Taxacom Mailing List
>>>
>>> Send Taxacom mailing list submissions to: taxacom at mailman.nhm.ku.edu
>>> For list information; to subscribe or unsubscribe, visit:
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>>> You can reach the person managing the list at:
>>> taxacom-owner at mailman.nhm.ku.edu
>>> The Taxacom email archive back to 1992 can be searched at:
>>> http://taxacom.markmail.org
>>>
>>> Nurturing nuance while assaulting ambiguity for 32 some years, 1987-2019.
>>>
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Date: Fri, 3 Jan 2020 11:56:36 -0500
From: John Grehan <calabar.john at gmail.com>
To: Francisco Welter-Schultes <fwelter at gwdg.de>
Cc: taxacom <taxacom at mailman.nhm.ku.edu>
Subject: Re: [Taxacom] is different ending for gender a synonym
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I am most grateful for the excellent feedback. Not sure I am much the
wiser, but it helps a lot to have these broader reflections. If I distill
this down correctly I see three classes of synonyms:
1. taxonomic (if that is the correct term) where a named taxon is
recognized as being the same as another.
2. misspellings of a name (which in Lepidoptera that I work with has been
widely accepted as synonyms)
3. Alternate spellings such as with gender which may or may not be
considered synonyms.
I may be able to take an easy way out since this list is subject to an
editor on format and content and so perhaps I will just go with what the
editor wants either way.
Thanks. John Grehan
On Fri, Jan 3, 2020 at 8:11 AM Francisco Welter-Schultes via Taxacom <
taxacom at mailman.nhm.ku.edu> wrote:
> Dear John,
>
> I agree essentially with Tony.
>
> We have different concepts of synonymy in the science of naming organisms.
> The question about a name in the genus Gazoryctra is about the name of a
> lepidopteran animal which could complicate the answer (because in
> lepidopterology the required mandatory change of the gender agreement of
> the ICZN Code is usually not followed).
>
> From the point of view of nomenclature animals and plants follow
> different rules, established in independent Codes that can probably not
> be merged in the near future in this point.
> For names of species, in botany different genus-species combinations are
> considered synonyms, while in zoological nomenclature most experts
> regard only the specific name to judge the synonymy. The ICZN Code is
> currently not sufficiently clear on this point.
>
> Wikipedia (as mentioned by Gurcharan Singh) does not differentiate and
> WP authors may consider any different spelling and genus-species
> combination no matter if plant or animal as a synonym. Even the same
> name in the same spelling combined with a different author and year
> (nomenclaturally taken a subsequent use of a name) can be considered a
> synonym in WP. This matter is treated arbitrarily and inconsistently, it
> differs among various language versions of WP and also within a language
> version.
>
> A changed ending following a mandatory change (ICZN Code Arts. 31.2 and
> 34.2) produces the same name with a changed ending (provided that the
> change is correctly performed). So it would not fall under the
> Glossary's definition of a "synonym" which is defined as a term to
> denote the relationship between two names (not two spellings of the same
> name).
>
> If the ending was erroneously changed under the assumption it would be
> mandatory under the currently valid rules, then this should be judged an
> incorrect subsequent spelling. This falls under Art. 33.3, it is a
> different spelling of the same name. Also this is not an available name
> standing for itself (other than an emendation), and the two versions of
> the name are not synonyms under the Glossary's definition of a synonym.
>
> In Lepidoptera the experts usually apply a convention by which the
> mandatory change as required by Art. 34.2 is set aside and no change in
> the ending is performed. The next edition of the ICZN Code might
> eventually add some new rules to provide a legal frame for this
> practice, so it can be useful for our considerations to act as if this
> was already correctly applied nomenclature.
> In any case such a subsequent change of an ending in a lepidopteran
> specific name, no matter if following Art. 34.2 correctly or not, would
> be an incorrect subsequent spelling of the original name, so the two
> spelling versions would not be synonyms in zoological nomenclature.
>
> Taxonomic websites like funet.fi provide useful information for people
> interested in animals. So if these website providers record that a name
> of a species is poking around in the internet in two different gender
> endings, it is useful to inform the user about this, so that those who
> like to find information on this species are alerted to look for the
> name in both endings. They might call these versions "synonyms".
>
> I consider it very useful to provide such information for the public.
>
> If you are compiling a taxonomic nomenclator you might eventually have a
> different scope, so the selection of the term "synonym" may depend on
> the intention. So if you intend to be more attached to the ICZN Code you
> might differentiate between "nomenclatural synonyms", "different
> genus-species combinations" and "different spellings of the same
> specific name".
>
> Hope this helps a little, Happy New Year and the best for 2020
>
> Francisco
>
>
>
> Am 03.01.2020 um 07:52 schrieb Gurcharan Singh via Taxacom:
> > I would say all objective synonyms based on same type (which obviously
> they
> > are), with same epithet (subject to change linked with gender of generic
> > name). One would be accepted name based taxonomic judgement (to which
> genus
> > species should be assigned), others listed as its synonyms.That is a
> common
> > practice in plant names also.
> >
> > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gazoryctra_hyperboreus
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Dr. Gurcharan Singh
> > Retired Associate Professor
> > SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007
> > Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018.
> > Mob: 9810359089
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> >
> >
> > On Fri, Jan 3, 2020 at 10:56 AM Tony Rees via Taxacom <
> > taxacom at mailman.nhm.ku.edu> wrote:
> >
> >> 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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