Message 2002-08-0007: Orthography

Sat, 31 Aug 2002 20:15:41 +0200

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Date: Sat, 31 Aug 2002 20:15:41 +0200
From: David Marjanovic <david.marjanovic@gmx.at>
To: PhyloCode mailing list <phylocode@ouvaxa.cats.ohiou.edu>
Subject: Orthography

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The ICVCN (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/ICTV/rules.html) rules on =
orthography are as follows:
3.12 Names for taxa shall be easy to use and easy to remember. =
Euphonious names are preferred.=20


Comments: In general, short names are desirable and the number of =
syllables should be kept to a minimum.=20


3.13 Subscripts, superscripts, hyphens, oblique bars and Greek letters =
may not be used in devising new names.=20


Comments: The Rule is intended to make text unambiguous and easy to =
manipulate and its application should often make names more =
pronouncable, in agreement with Rule 3.12. Existing names of some =
species violate this Rule (e.g. coliphage l ), but international names =
of genera and families do not.

Isn't something like that an idea for PhyloCode?


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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>The ICVCN (<A=20
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rules&nbsp;on orthography are as follows:</FONT></DIV>
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<P align=3Djustify>3.12 Names for taxa shall be easy to use and easy to =
remember.=20
Euphonious names are preferred. </P><FONT face=3DPalatino size=3D1>
<P align=3Djustify></P></FONT><FONT face=3DPalatino size=3D2>
<P align=3Djustify>Comments: In general, short names are desirable and =
the number=20
of syllables should be kept to a minimum. </P></FONT><FONT =
face=3DPalatino size=3D1>
<P align=3Djustify></P></FONT><FONT face=3DPalatino size=3D3>
<P align=3Djustify>3.13 Subscripts, superscripts, hyphens, oblique bars =
and Greek=20
letters may not be used in devising new names. </P></FONT><FONT =
face=3DPalatino=20
size=3D1>
<P align=3Djustify></P></FONT><FONT face=3DPalatino size=3D3>
<P align=3Djustify></FONT><FONT face=3DPalatino size=3D2>Comments: The =
Rule is=20
intended to make text unambiguous and easy to manipulate and its =
application=20
should often make names more pronouncable, in agreement with Rule 3.12. =
Existing=20
names of some species violate this Rule (e.g. coliphage </FONT><FONT =
face=3DSymbol=20
size=3D2>l</FONT><FONT face=3DPalatino size=3D2> ), but international =
names of genera=20
and families do not.</FONT></P>
<P align=3Djustify><FONT size=3D2><FONT face=3DArial>Isn't something =
like&nbsp;that an=20
idea for PhyloCode?</FONT></P></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>

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