NOMENCLATURE ICZN 4th ED Flashcards

1
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objectives of the code

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stability
universality
unique and distinct names

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2
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starting point

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jan 1 1758

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3
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names of subgenera

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placed in parentheses between genus and species

ex. Passerella (Melospiza) melodia

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4
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Criteria of Publication (DOES)

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  1. provide a public and permanent scientific record
  2. Accessibility
  3. Wide dissemination
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5
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DOES NOT

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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

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CRITERIA OF AVAILABILITY

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  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
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7
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the valid name of a taxon is the oldest available name applied to it

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Principle of Priority

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8
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long-standing names (around 50 yrs or more) are preserved

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Principle of Conservation

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9
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-oidea

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superfamily

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10
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-idea

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family

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11
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-inae

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subfam

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12
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-ini

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tribe

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13
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-ina

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subtribe

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14
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AUTHORSHIP

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  1. author - the name who FIST publishes it i

2. author’s name is optional

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15
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multiple authors

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“&” or “et al”

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16
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if anonymously published

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“Anon.”

17
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inferred from external device, if cited, enclosed in ____ to show the original anonymity

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Square brackets []

18
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CITATION OF CONTRIBUTORS

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stated as “B in A” or “B in A&B”

19
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Ex

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“validly published by”

20
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original author is placed in ________

A

parentheses

21
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the person who made the change in combination is written ___________

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AFTER the original author’s name

22
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two or more names are homonyms, the ____ is prioritized

A

SENIOR NAME

23
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masculine

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feminine

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neutral
-um; -e
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(G) masculine
-ornis
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(G) feminine
- caris - gaster - lepis - opsis
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(G) Neuter
- ceras - nema - soma - stigma - stoma
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specimen upon which the author based his description of a new species; standard of reference for the application of zoological names
type specimen
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single specimen designated by the author as "the type" at the time of publication of the original description
Holotype
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one of 2 or more specimens cited bu the author when no holotype was designated
Syntype
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One of the syntypes which has been designated later as the standard of reference
Lectotype
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Duplicate of holotype collected from the same place and time as the holotype
Isotype
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Designated as type specimen when the original type is lost or destroyed and a new type is needed to define the species
Neotype