Taxacom: emmendation

[John Grehan]

Here's a right ignorant question. I have not previously dealt with
emmendations, but now that comes up with various species synonyms having
been so designated. Am I correct to understand that an emendation is a
correction of the original name to conform to correct Latin or Greek? And
if that is correct, how does one recognize an emendation as opposed to a
misspelling? Does one have to know Latin or Greek to make a judgement if
the emmendation was made without explanation?

John Grehan

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