[Taxacom] Formation of family names e.g. Diplogasteridae vs. Diplogastridae in Nematoda (and similar)

[Stephen Thorpe]

The only "method" which works is to submit a case to the Commission for a ruling. Unfortunately, the current Commission doesn't like doing any work, so tries to shove the problem back into the hands of the taxonomist!


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On Fri, 6/11/15, Tony Rees <tonyrees49 at gmail.com> wrote:

 Subject: Re: [Taxacom] Formation of family names e.g. Diplogasteridae vs. Diplogastridae in Nematoda (and similar)
 To: "John Noyes" <j.noyes at nhm.ac.uk>, "taxacom" <taxacom at mailman.nhm.ku.edu>
 Received: Friday, 6 November, 2015, 5:30 PM
 
 Thanks, John (in fact a
 previous poster has already pointed this out). The
 issue is, according to the Code, subsequent
 incorrect spellings (for
 family-group names)
 do not have to be corrected if they are in prevailing
 usage, so it is the method to determine the
 latter which is proving to
 provoke differing
 views...
 
 Best regards -
 Tony
 
 
 On 5
 November 2015 at 22:39, John Noyes <j.noyes at nhm.ac.uk>
 wrote:
 
 > Hi Tony,
 >
 > According to the ICZN
 (1985) Table D the correct formation for family
 > group names in zoology based on
 "gaster" must always be -gastridae,
 > gastrinae, etc. An old Code but as far as
 I know the advice/rule still
 > stands.
 For an in-depth discussion see Burks, 2012, Zootaxa
 3389:61-64.
 >
 >
 John
 >
 > John Noyes
 > Scientific Associate
 >
 Department of Life Sciences
 > Natural
 History Museum
 > Cromwell Road
 > South Kensington
 >
 London SW7 5BD
 > UK
 >
 jsn at nhm.ac.uk
 > Tel.: +44 (0) 207 942 5594
 > Fax.: +44 (0) 207 942 5229
 >
 >
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