[Taxacom] species names for sale.

[Barry Roth]

A smart enough guarantee, given the pace of taxonomic revision in most specialties.  Some years ago when a similar topic arose, one lister mentioned the idea of a "protection racket," where for a fee you would promise the purchaser of a name that you would not synonymize his/her species.
   
  Barry Roth

"Shorthouse, David" <dps1 at ualberta.ca> wrote:
  I like one of their conditions...if a "purchased" species is later
synonymized within 5 years, you can get another one. 
 
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