| Title | Towards a List of Available Names in Zoology, partim Phylum Rotifera |
| Abstract | Many, mostly older, names of animal species are nomenclaturally problematic, either because their orthography is unstable, or they cannot be linked reliably to a taxonomic identity, due to the lack of recognisable descriptions and/or types. Yet, they represent available (sensu International Code of Zoological Nomenclature) names and must be taken into account in zoological works. This situation, with available senior, yet dubious names confounding nomenclature, is undesirable. It creates uncertainties at a time when molecular approaches are revolutionizing our concepts of species diversity, and fails us when the current extinction crisis calls for efficient, accurate, and constructive approaches to document, monitor, and conserve biodiversity. |
| Source | Zootaxa (3179), pp. 61–68 |
| Keywords | International Code of Zoological Nomenclaturetaxonomynomenclaturenames standards |
| Journal | Zootaxa |
| Editor | Magnolia Press,, Auckland, N.Z., Nuova Zelanda |
| Year | 2012 |
| Type | Articolo in rivista |
| Authors | Hendrik Segers; Willem H. De Smet; Claus Fischer; Diego Fontaneto; Evangelia Michaloudi; Robert L. Wallace; Christian D. Jersabek |
| Text | 281579 2012 ISI Web of Science WOS 000300243600003 International Code of Zoological Nomenclature taxonomy nomenclature names standards Towards a List of Available Names in Zoology, partim Phylum Rotifera Hendrik Segers; Willem H. De Smet; Claus Fischer; Diego Fontaneto; Evangelia Michaloudi; Robert L. Wallace; Christian D. Jersabek Royal Belgian Inst Nat Sci; University of Antwerp; Carl von Ossietzky Univ Oldenburg; Imperial College London; Aristotle University of Thessaloniki; Ripon Coll; Salzburg University; Drexel University Many, mostly older, names of animal species are nomenclaturally problematic, either because their orthography is unstable, or they cannot be linked reliably to a taxonomic identity, due to the lack of recognisable descriptions and/or types. Yet, they represent available sensu International Code of Zoological Nomenclature names and must be taken into account in zoological works. This situation, with available senior, yet dubious names confounding nomenclature, is undesirable. It creates uncertainties at a time when molecular approaches are revolutionizing our concepts of species diversity, and fails us when the current extinction crisis calls for efficient, accurate, and constructive approaches to document, monitor, and conserve biodiversity. The International Code of Zoological Nomenclature The Code provides a means to address this issue by restricting availability, application and orthography of names to those included in the List of Available Names in Zoology LAN . The Code Art. 79 allows an international body of zoologists in consultation with the Commission to propose a candidate part of the LAN for a major taxonomic field. We explore this possibility for 3570 species group names of Phylum Rotifera of which 665 are problematic , by presenting such a candidate Rotifera part of the LAN. The web site of the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature http //www.iczn.org will hold both the candidate list and a forum to facilitate consultation on the candidate list, while the list itself also can already be freely downloaded from three other Internet sites http //fada.biodiversity.be, http //rotifer.ansp.org/LAN, and www.hausdernatur.at/rotifera. We give here an overview of the general approach and procedures applied in preparation of the candidate list, and anticipate that our effort will promote the process as well as result in a standard list of names for use in taxonomy, the Global Names Architecture and other biodiversity information initiatives. Published version Articolo 2012_Zootaxa_3179_61_68.pdf Articolo in rivista Magnolia Press, 1175 5326 Zootaxa Zootaxa Zootaxa Zootaxa. diego.fontaneto FONTANETO DIEGO TA.P04.016.004 Ecologia teorica e applicata degli ecosistemi acquatici |
