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Carmelo Fruciano

Interesting opinion paper in @PLOSBiology on tightening requirements for taxonomic descriptions (by using "contrastive" and "state specific" diagnoses) including in the context of integrating DNA-based characters in species descriptions journals.plos.org/plosbiology/

journals.plos.orgTightening the requirements for species diagnoses would help integrate DNA-based descriptions in taxonomic practiceIn this Essay, the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature weighs in on current challenges in accommodating DNA data in taxonomic descriptions and outlines possible solutions, while soliciting community-wide discussion ahead of the next edition of the International Code on Zoological Nomenclature.
Aug 30, 2023, 09:46 AM·Public·Web
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