Taxacom: code-criticizing paper found a publisher

Evangelos Vlachos evlacho at gmail.com
Thu Jun 23 06:41:05 CDT 2022


I do not know exactly the context of the original paper discussed herein,
but Art. 1.3.7 says the following:

*Excluded* from the provisions of the Code are names proposed
> [...]
> 1.3.7. as modifications of *available names* [Art. 10] throughout a
> taxonomic group *by addition of a standard prefix* or suffix in order *to* *indicate
> that the taxa named are members of that group*.


So the Code not only states, specifically, how you should form names in
different ranks, but also specifically precludes attaching a prefix to an
available name to denote taxonomic relationships. Such names appear to be
closer to the concept of zoological formulae sensu the Article's example and
Opinion 72
<https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.biodiversitylibrary.org%2Fitem%2F107614%23page%2F232%2Fmode%2F1up&data=05%7C01%7Ctaxacom%40lists.ku.edu%7Ccce71797811347407d4708da550d5739%7C3c176536afe643f5b96636feabbe3c1a%7C0%7C0%7C637915813048362221%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=zI9JquHXhsVdgAKG%2FE33qDjqEFCcJ%2B54UUVpOxVIphM%3D&reserved=0> (p. 203)

I hope that this is relevant for this discussion.

Sincerely,
Evan Vlachos


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