| 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 lack of recognisable descriptions and/or types. Yet, they represent available (sensu International Code of Zoological Nomenclature; The Code) names and must be taken into account. This situation is undesirable: available senior, yet dubious names confounding nomenclature. It creates uncertainties at a time when molecular approaches are revolutionizing 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 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). As allowed by The Code (Art. 79), the international assembly of rotiferologists at the 12th Rotifera Symposium (Berlin, 2009) mandated us to propose to the Commission, a candidate part of the LAN for Phylum Rotifera. We explored 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 list is now open for discussion on the web site of the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature (http://www.iczn.org). This site holds both the candidate list and a forum to facilitate discussion. The list itself also can be freely downloaded from three other Internet sites: http://fada.biodiversity.be, http://rotifer.ansp.org/LAN, and www.hausdernatur.at/rotifera. Here we provide an overview of the general approach and procedures applied in preparation of the candidate list and update the present status of the candidate part of the LAN. We further illustrate how our effort can contribute to a standard list of names for use in taxonomy, the Global Names Architecture and other biodiversity information initiatives. |
| Text | 329588 2012 Rotifera taxonomy Towards a list of available names in Zoology, partim Phylum Rotifera an update Hendrik Segers; Willem H De Smet; Claus Fischer; Diego Fontaneto; Evangelia Michaloudi; Robert L. Wallace; Christian D. Jersabek Hendrik Segers Freshwater Laboratory, Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, Vautierstraat 29, B 1000 Brussels, Belgium; Willem H De Smet Department of Biology, University of Antwerp, Campus Drie Eiken, Universiteitsplein 1, B 2610 Wilrijk, Belgium; Claus Fischer Systematics and Evolutionary Biology, Institute of Biology and Environmental Sciences, University of Oldenburg, Carl von Ossietzky Str. 9 11, 26129 Oldenburg, Germany; Diego Fontaneto CNR ISE, Pallanza Verbania; Evangelia Michaloudi Department of Zoology, School of Biology, Aristotle University, GR 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece; Robert L. Wallace Department of Biology, Ripon College, Ripon, WI, USA; Christian D. Jersabek Department of Organismal Biology, University of Salzburg, A 5020 Salzburg, Austria, and Academy of Natural Sciences, Center for Systematic Biology Evolution, Philadelphia, USA Published version ROTIFERA XIII XIII International Rotifer Symposium Schillong, India 18 24 novembre 2012 Internazionale Contributo 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 lack of recognisable descriptions and/or types. Yet, they represent available sensu International Code of Zoological Nomenclature; The Code names and must be taken into account. This situation is undesirable available senior, yet dubious names confounding nomenclature. It creates uncertainties at a time when molecular approaches are revolutionizing 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 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 . As allowed by The Code Art. 79 , the international assembly of rotiferologists at the 12th Rotifera Symposium Berlin, 2009 mandated us to propose to the Commission, a candidate part of the LAN for Phylum Rotifera. We explored 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 list is now open for discussion on the web site of the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature http //www.iczn.org . This site holds both the candidate list and a forum to facilitate discussion. The list itself also can be freely downloaded from three other Internet sites http //fada.biodiversity.be, http //rotifer.ansp.org/LAN, and www.hausdernatur.at/rotifera. Here we provide an overview of the general approach and procedures applied in preparation of the candidate list and update the present status of the candidate part of the LAN. We further illustrate how our effort can contribute to a standard list of names for use in taxonomy, the Global Names Architecture and other biodiversity information initiatives. Abstract 2012_Abstract_ROTIFERA_17.pdf Abstract in atti di convegno diego.fontaneto FONTANETO DIEGO TA.P04.016.004 Ecologia teorica e applicata degli ecosistemi acquatici |
