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Tightening the requirements for species diagnoses would help integrate DNA-based descriptions in taxonomic practice.
PLoS biology - 1 Aug 2023
Rheindt Frank E, Bouchard Patrice, Pyle Richard L, Welter-Schultes Francisco, Aescht Erna, Ahyong Shane T, Ballerio Alberto, Bourgoin Thierry, Ceríaco Luis M P, Dmitriev Dmitry, Evenhuis Neal, Grygier Mark J, Harvey Mark S, Kottelat Maurice, Kluge Nikita, Krell Frank-T, Kojima Jun-Ichi, Kullander Sven O, Lucinda Paulo, Lyal Christopher H C, Scioscia Cristina Luisa, Whitmore Daniel, Yanega Douglas, Zhang Zhi-Qiang, Zhou Hong-Zhang, Pape Thomas
Abstract excerpt
Modern advances in DNA sequencing hold the promise of facilitating descriptions of new organisms at ever finer precision but have come with challenges as the major Codes of bionomenclature contain poorly defined requirements for species and subspecies diagnoses (henceforth, species diagnoses), which is particularly problematic for DNA-based taxonomy. We, the commissioners of the International Commission on...
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