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Date: Sat, 19 Feb 2005 11:06:17 -0500
From: [unknown]
To: phylocode@ouvaxa.cats.ohiou.edu
Subject: Re: Article 11.8
David Marjanovic wrote: >"11.8. In the interest of consistency with the preexisting codes, it= =20 >would be desirable for a clade whose name is converted from a genus= =20 >name under a preexisting code, or is derived from the stem of a=20 >genus name, to include the type of the genus name. Therefore, when a= =20 >clade name is converted from a preexisting genus name or is a new or= =20 >converted name derived from the stem of a genus name, the definition= =20 >of the clade name must use the type species of that genus name at= =20 >the time of establishment as an internal specifier." > >Why not "must use the type species of that genus name at the time of= =20 >establishment, or the type specimen(s) of that species at the same= =20 >time, as (an) internal specifier(s)"? I agree that this change should be made, since specifiers may be=20 species or specimens. Phil --=20 Philip D. Cantino Professor and Associate Chair Department of Environmental and Plant Biology Ohio University Athens, OH 45701-2979 U.S.A. Phone: (740) 593-1128; 593-1126 Fax: (740) 593-1130 e-mail: cantino@ohio.edu