[Taxacom] Ornamental flourishes
Geoff Read
gread at actrix.gen.nz
Mon May 21 21:00:12 CDT 2012
2012
Do taxacomers approve of paper titles which preface the nitty-gritty of
the descriptive part with an adaption of a cliche phrase such as those
below?
At the bottom of the deep blue sea: a new wood-boring bivalve (Mollusca,
Pholadidae, Xylophaga) from the Cape Verde Abyssal Plain (subtropical
Atlantic)
Between a whale bone and the deep blue sea: the provenance of dwarf males
in whale bone‐eating tubeworms
These two aren't bad actually, having some wit & relevance, but is this
'lightening up' with embellishments a phenomenon to be encouraged? It
seems to be getting more common. I suppose it can make a paper more
memorable if original.
Here's another ocean-related one.
Descending into the abyss: Bathymetric patterns of diversity in decapod
crustaceans shift with taxonomic level and life strategies.
Geoff
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