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Issue: Vol. 1 No. 2: April 2023
Type: Article
Published: 2023-04-21
DOI: 10.11646/bpn.1.2.1
Page range: 31–38
Abstract views: 384
PDF downloaded: 357

A Brief Guide to Establishing Phylogenetically Defined Names under the International Code of Phylogenetic Nomenclature (PhyloCode)

Department of Environmental and Plant Biology, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio 45701, U.S.A.
Department of Vertebrate Zoology, National Museum of Natural History, Washington, District of Columbia 20560, U.S.A.
University of Florida, Florida Museum of Natural History, 1659 Museum Road, Gainesville Florida 32608, U.S.A.
PhyloCode RegNum phylogenetic nomenclature clade name phylogenetic definition

Abstract

To facilitate preparation of nomenclatural treatments that follow the PhyloCode, we provide here an outline of the requirements in the form of a checklist.  Rules are categorized as pertaining to publication requirements, protologue content, the defined clade name, or the phylogenetic definition.  Two sample protologues are included to illustrate the elements that need to be included to establish a name under the PhyloCode.  In addition, we provide detailed instructions for registering a name in RegNum, as required by the PhyloCode.

 

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