TY - JOUR
T1 - Advantages of naming species under the PhyloCode
T2 - An example of how a new species of Discodorididae (Mollusca, Gastropoda, Euthyneura, Nudibranchia, Doridina) may be named
AU - Dayrat, Benoît
N1 - Funding Information:
members of the systematics discussion group of the California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco. I am grateful to Ken Angielczyk, Phil Cantino, Mónica Medina, Brent Mishler, Kevin de Queiroz, Peter Roopnarine, Chris Schander, and Amélie Scheltema for stimulating and productive discussion on nomenclature. Ken Angielczyk also provided invaluable comments on a draft of this manuscript. Phil Cantino, Mikael Härlin, and two anonymous referees provided constructive and helpful reviews that greatly improved the manuscript. This work was completed with support from the California Academy of Sciences, and the Partnership for Enhancing Expertise in Taxonomy program of the National Science Foundation (PEET DEB-9978155).
PY - 2005/7
Y1 - 2005/7
N2 - A new species of Discodorididae is described from the Pacific coasts of Mexico and Panama. It is named using a modified version of the epithet-based nomenclature proposed by Url Lanham 40 years ago. The species described here can be placed confidently in the clade Discodorididae, but not in any of its subclades (traditionally taxa of genus rank). The unique, epithet-based name of the species is "aliciae Dayrat, 2005". The combination Discodorididae aliciae may also be used, once the unique, epithet-based name has been cited. Discodorididae aliciae is an example of how a new species of Discodorididae could be named in the context of phylogenetic nomenclature. I argue that epithet-based species names and their combinations with clade addresses should be very appealing to people who think phylogenetically. I also discuss two advantages of such combinations: first, they should be more stable than Linnaean binomials, which often change for arbitrary (e.g. non-phylogenetic) reasons; second, they should help taxonomists avoid creating multiple names for the same species.
AB - A new species of Discodorididae is described from the Pacific coasts of Mexico and Panama. It is named using a modified version of the epithet-based nomenclature proposed by Url Lanham 40 years ago. The species described here can be placed confidently in the clade Discodorididae, but not in any of its subclades (traditionally taxa of genus rank). The unique, epithet-based name of the species is "aliciae Dayrat, 2005". The combination Discodorididae aliciae may also be used, once the unique, epithet-based name has been cited. Discodorididae aliciae is an example of how a new species of Discodorididae could be named in the context of phylogenetic nomenclature. I argue that epithet-based species names and their combinations with clade addresses should be very appealing to people who think phylogenetically. I also discuss two advantages of such combinations: first, they should be more stable than Linnaean binomials, which often change for arbitrary (e.g. non-phylogenetic) reasons; second, they should help taxonomists avoid creating multiple names for the same species.
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U2 - 10.1080/17451000510019141
DO - 10.1080/17451000510019141
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:27944438946
SN - 1745-1000
VL - 1
SP - 216
EP - 232
JO - Marine Biology Research
JF - Marine Biology Research
IS - 3
ER -