Message 2004-06-0039: Re: Pan-clades, good or bad?

Wed, 16 Jun 2004 22:54:46 +0200

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Date: Wed, 16 Jun 2004 22:54:46 +0200
From: David Marjanovic <david.marjanovic@gmx.at>
To: PML <phylocode@ouvaxa.cats.ohiou.edu>, DML <dinosaur@usc.edu>
Subject: Re: Pan-clades, good or bad?

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jaime A. Headden" <qilongia@yahoo.com>
Sent: Wednesday, June 16, 2004 7:03 AM

>   Crown clade names shall include a contained clade name with Corono-
> preceeding them.

Why not Neo-? Is much shorter.

>   Stem clade names shall include a contained clade name with Clado- or
> Stirpso- preceeding them.

If, then Stirpo-; the -s of stirps is an ending.

>   Node clade names shall include a contained clade name with Ramoso-
> preceeding them.

Ramosus? Branchy?

>   Lineage-segment clade names shall include a contained clade name with
> Genu- preceeding them.

Why "knee"?

>   Now, let's have some fun. If you want to name a clade and have it
> require an easy mnemonic form of a name, use the system logically and
> apply it to all forms of clade names for utility. I think this is the
> start of a new rash of possibilities.

Yes. <headache>

Was a joke, right?

  

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