Biological taxon names are descriptive names
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DOI: 10.1007/s40656-020-00322-1
Abstract: The so-called ‘type method’ widely employed in biological taxonomy is often seen as conforming to the causal-historical theory of reference. In this paper, I argue for an alternative account of reference for biological nomenclature in… read more here.
Keywords: taxon; names descriptive; name; descriptive names ... See more keywords
Filling the gaps: missing taxon names at the ranks of class, order and family.
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DOI: 10.1099/ijsem.0.005638
Abstract: The International Code of Nomenclature of Prokaryotes (ICNP) recently underwent some major modifications regarding the higher taxonomic ranks. On the one hand, the phylum category was introduced into the ICNP, which rapidly led to the… read more here.
Keywords: names ranks; class order; order family; taxon names ... See more keywords