Is it time to describe new species without diagnoses? - A comment on Sharkey et al. (2021)
| Autor: | Thomas Wesener, Bernhard A. Huber, Maxwell V. L. Barclay, Marianne Espeland, Ximo Mengual, Shane T. Ahyong, Ralph S. Peters, Björn Rulik, Frank-Thorsten Krell, Alberto Ballerio, Jonas Eberle, Dirk Ahrens, Thaynara L. Pacheco, Fernando Z. Vaz-de-Mello |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Systematics
Pragmatism Scale (chemistry) media_common.quotation_subject nomenclature rules Biodiversity DNA Biology Coi barcoding Data science DNA barcoding species delimitation Taxonomy (general) COI barcoding Animals DNA Barcoding Taxonomic Animal Science and Zoology Nomenclature Ecology Evolution Behavior and Systematics Phylogeny media_common Taxonomy |
| DOI: | 10.5281/zenodo.4899151 |
| Popis: | New methods in taxonomy and systematics can influence the overall practice of formally naming and describing biodiversity. DNA barcoding has been controversial since its emergence, but now, large scale species descriptions exclusively based on barcodes have created what can be called a ‘new quality of performance’. Its limitations are discussed from different perspectives: nomenclature, general pragmatism, and problems of DNA-based species delimitation in the light of the central aim of achieving a robust and stable nomenclature of organisms, essential for all applications of biodiversity research. This issue needs to be addressed to prevent restraining the progress of taxonomy and its ability to contribute to modern science. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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