Classifications

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Hej Ken,

> Perhaps the {{markers}} are not enough, and the "names" of
> paraphyletic
> groups should be explicitly labelled as such.  Since they are only
> part (or
> percentage) of an entire clade, I am going to propose labelling them
> with a
> percentage symbol (%).  Amphibia% would indicate a singly
> paraphyletic group
> (one exgroup, Amniota).  Reptilia%% would indicate a doubly
> paraphyletic
> group (two separate exgroups, mammals and birds).

Since you are finally thinking about labelling paraphyletic groups, why
don't you consider the good old quotation marks that cladists have been
using for paraphyletic groups all along?
E.g. "Symphyta", see Schulmeister (2001)

Susanne


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Susanne Schulmeister
Institute of Zoology and Anthropology
University of G?ttingen, Germany

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