NOMENCLATURE ICZN 4th ED

Question 1

objectives of the code

Answer 1

stability
universality
unique and distinct names

Question 2

starting point

Answer 2

jan 1 1758

Question 3

names of subgenera

Answer 3

placed in parentheses between genus and species

ex. Passerella (Melospiza) melodia

Question 4

Criteria of Publication (DOES)

Answer 4

1. provide a public and permanent scientific record
2. Accessibility
3. Wide dissemination

Question 5

DOES NOT

Answer 5

Handwriting reproduced in fax; photographs; microfilms; labels of specimens, etc
Text or illustration distributed via e-signals
Abstracts of articles, papers, posters, texts of lectures and the like

Question 6

CRITERIA OF AVAILABILITY

Answer 6

1. publication
2. names should be latinized
3. consistent application of binomial nomenclature
4. cpd specific epithets are not hypenated
5. preservation and depositions of type specimen

Question 7

the valid name of a taxon is the oldest available name applied to it

Answer 7

Principle of Priority

Question 8

long-standing names (around 50 yrs or more) are preserved

Answer 8

Principle of Conservation

Question 9

-oidea

Answer 9

superfamily

Question 10

-idea

Answer 10

family

Question 11

-inae

Answer 11

subfam

Question 12

-ini

Answer 12

tribe

Question 13

-ina

Answer 13

subtribe

Question 14

AUTHORSHIP

Answer 14

1. author - the name who FIST publishes it i

2. author’s name is optional

Question 15

multiple authors

Answer 15

“&” or “et al”

Question 16

if anonymously published

Answer 16

“Anon.”

Question 17

inferred from external device, if cited, enclosed in ____ to show the original anonymity

Answer 17

Square brackets []

Question 18

CITATION OF CONTRIBUTORS

Answer 18

stated as “B in A” or “B in A&B”

Question 19

Ex

Answer 19

“validly published by”

Question 20

original author is placed in ________

Answer 20

parentheses

Question 21

the person who made the change in combination is written ___________

Answer 21

AFTER the original author’s name

Question 22

two or more names are homonyms, the ____ is prioritized

Answer 22

SENIOR NAME

Question 23

masculine

Answer 23

-us ; -is

Question 24

feminine

Answer 24

-a ; -is

Question 25

neutral

Answer 25

-um; -e

Question 26

(G) masculine

Answer 26

-ornis

Question 27

(G) feminine

Answer 27

• caris
• gaster
• lepis
• opsis

Question 28

(G) Neuter

Answer 28

• ceras
• nema
• soma
• stigma
• stoma

Question 29

specimen upon which the author based his description of a new species; standard of reference for the application of zoological names

Answer 29

type specimen

Question 30

single specimen designated by the author as “the type” at the time of publication of the original description

Answer 30

Holotype

Question 31

one of 2 or more specimens cited bu the author when no holotype was designated

Answer 31

Syntype

Question 32

One of the syntypes which has been designated later as the standard of reference

Answer 32

Lectotype

Question 33

Duplicate of holotype collected from the same place and time as the holotype

Answer 33

Isotype

Question 34

Designated as type specimen when the original type is lost or destroyed and a new type is needed to define the species

Answer 34

Neotype