Taxacom: building such a bridge (between DNA sequence and name) - was Minimalist revision of Mesochorus

[Andrew Whittington]

Good morning Rich,

thank you for clarifying that point.

Kind regards,
Andrew

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From: Richard Pyle <deepreef at bishopmuseum.org>
Sent: 03 September 2023 20:52
To: Andrew Whittington <awhittington at flyevidence.co.uk>; 'Derek Sikes' <dssikes at alaska.edu>; taxacom at mailman.nhm.ku.edu <taxacom at mailman.nhm.ku.edu>
Subject: RE: Taxacom: building such a bridge (between DNA sequence and name) - was Minimalist revision of Mesochorus


Hi Andrew,



The context of my post was in the hypothetical scenario where some sort of mechanism is established in the Code for accommodating a DNA sequence from a non-type specimen (Epitype?) to be nomenclaturally linked to the name.  This of course can already happen in cases where a Neotype is justified, but I agree that under the current rules, when no Neotype is involved, the scenario I describe would simply be treated as a misidentification.  The original thought experiment was how it might be possible to establish a more tangible nomenclatural link between a DNA sequence and a name, when the name-bearing type is unsequenceable.  I seriously doubt such a provision would be added to the fifth edition of the Code; but given the trajectory of the role of DNA in taxonomy, I could imagine something like this being incorporated into Code-6 (perhaps as part of a more comprehensive LAN-type approach).



Aloha,

Rich



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