[Taxacom] Validity of species/subspecies

Thu Apr 10 01:54:59 CDT 2014

Spot on, Ayhan!

I was drafting a reply along the same lines when yours appeared. 

You are correct that, if it is a plant, then the International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi and plants applies, and this new species name XX zz would be fine since a name only has priority in the rank in which it was published (see http://www.iapt-taxon.org/nomen/main.php?page=art11 - Art. 11.2).

However, the Code does also RECOMMEND that such infraspecific epithets should be re-used at species level unless already used for a different species in that genus (see http://www.iapt-taxon.org/nomen/main.php?page=art24 - Recommendation 24B.2). So you could have Xx yy, Javier, as long as yy hasn't already been used in genus XX.

If an animal, then the Zoological Code applies and I think the answer would be different - but a zoologist needs to confirm that. 

Regards
Karen W

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Sent: Thursday, 10 April 2014 4:41 PM
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Subject: Re: [Taxacom] Validity of species/subspecies

Dear Javier,

My question would be: Are talking about plants or animals?

In ICNafp:

"11.2. A name has no priority outside the rank in which it is published." (see http://www.iapt-taxon.org/nomen/main.php?page=art11)

I know that it sounds unfair, however, you can give a brand-new name to subspecies, if you raising it to species level; and you will get the authorship too, e.g. *Xx zz Javier*.

It is up to you (or to the author): She/he can propose a new combination at species level (this would be wise in my opinion), or give a new name with new authorship (this I called tricky way).

On the other hand, I don't know the situation in Zoological Code. 
Therefore I was asking you whether you talking about plants or animals.

Best wishes,

Ayhan

On 10.04.2014 09:20, Javier Luque wrote:
> Dear Taxacomers,
>
> A quick question. Imagine two subspecies: the extant *Xx xx xx, *and 
> the fossil *Xx xx yy*.  Someone proposed that the fossil subspecies 
> was different enough from species *Xx xx* to deserve full specific 
> status, and therefore named it *Xx zz**.  *Note that, instead of 
> elevating subspecies *Xx xx yy* to the species rank (i.e. *Xx yy*), 
> the author gave it a new specific epithet (i.e. *Xx zz*).  Here is the 
> question: is *Xx zz *a valid species?  Or should the subspecies *yy* 
> have priority as the specific epithet?
>
> Thanks for your time and help.
>
> Kind regards,
> Javier
>

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