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Call me by your name: Considerations of DNA sequences as types within wider discussions on fungal nomenclature.
Smith, Nathan Edward Charles.
Affiliation
  • Smith NEC; Lucy Cavendish College, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.
Mycology ; 15(2): 137-143, 2024.
Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38813474
ABSTRACT
This paper discusses the interaction between two substantial debates in taxonomy and nomenclature The potential introduction of DNA-only types into fungal taxonomy and whether certain species names are offensive and should be changed. It argues that the acceptance of DNA sequences as types will likely lead to a proliferation of eponyms (species named after a person or persons) and that this will render them more likely to censure thus creating a point of instability in the fungal nomenclature. More fundamentally, it seeks to highlight the cultural and aesthetic attraction of names and to promote wider conversation on why we consider the Latin binomial central in our description of species.
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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Language: En Journal: Mycology Year: 2024 Document type: Article Country of publication: United kingdom

Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Language: En Journal: Mycology Year: 2024 Document type: Article Country of publication: United kingdom