Taxacom: a class of errors in Worms (and similar databases)

[Douglas Yanega]

On 2/24/25 2:39 PM, Francisco Welter-Schultes via Taxacom wrote:
> Art. 12.2.6 provides availability in addition for the new species in 
> cases where only the genus had a description, intentionally also 
> thought for the new species. The new genus in such a scenario has no 
> problems in such a case, it would be available under Art. 12.1. 

Art. 12.2.6 is not asymmetrical, it is reciprocal.

It specifically states "a combined description or definition of a new 
nominal genus and a single new nominal species, which then provides an 
indication*for each name*" (emphasis mine) - it does not say that the 
genus description provides an indication for the species name, so the 
implication is that a species description can make an otherwise 
undescribed (but simultaneous) genus available, as well. Reciprocal and 
symmetric. Again, I consider this Article to apply to all cases of 
simultaneous new species/monotypic new genus description.

> What happens if the unavailable genus Aus is spelled Aus in 1950, and 
> Dupont makes the name available in the spelling Aous in 1970?
> For citing Aous bus Smith, 1950 today: Shall there be parentheses or not? 

No, this is not an identical combination, nor a lapsus (misspelling) of 
the valid genus name.

Peace,

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