Message 2005-05-0002: autonymous affixes

Tue, 01 Feb 2005 16:34:17 -0500

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Date: Tue, 01 Feb 2005 16:34:17 -0500
From: [unknown]
To: phylocode@ouvaxa.cats.ohiou.edu
Subject: autonymous affixes

David Marjanovic asked:
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>Will the Society or the Committee hold a vote on the proposal to=
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>register affixes (Pan-...) instead of separately registering each=
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>name formed by the addition of an affix?

A proposal concerning autonymous affixes (e.g., Pan-) will be brought=
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to the Committee on Phylogenetic Nomenclature.  Although the CPN will=
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be formed as soon as the election is completed, it may be late spring=
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before Kevin and I bring the issue forward because he will be doing=
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fieldwork in Mexico for three months.

Phil


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Philip D. Cantino
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