Protecting stable biological nomenclatural systems enables universal communication: A collective international appeal

Pedro Jiménez-Mejías; Saúl Manzano; Vinita Gowda; Frank-Thorsten Krell; Mei-Ying Lin; Santiago Martín-Bravo; Laura Martín-Torrijos; Gonzalo Nieto Feliner; Sergei L Mosyakin; Robert FC Naczi; Carmen Acedo; Inés Álvarez; Jorge V Crisci; Modesto Luceño Garcés; John Manning; Juan Carlos Moreno Saiz; A Muthama Muasya; Ricarda Riina; Andrea Sánchez Meseguer; Daniel Sánchez-Mata; Magdi SA El-Hawagry; Mohammad Amini Rad; Patrick Blandin; Michael Schmitt; Ryota Hayashi; Sangtae Kim; Anna Ronikier; Michał Ronikier; Sergio Chozas; Andreia Anjos; Guilherme Siniciato Terra Garbino; Mikhail Rogov; Manuel B Morales; Carlos Luis Leopardi Verde; Emre Çilden; Donald Shuka; Ermelinda Gjeta; Lulëzim Shuka; Marjol Meco; Spase Shumka; Abdelkader Nabil Benghanem; Djilali Tahri; Laouer Hocine; Rachid Meddour; Saidi Boubar; Salima Benhouhou; Clara Pladevall; Francisco Maiato Pedro Gonçalves; Abel Pérez-González; Ana Valeria Carranza; Anibal Oscar Prina; Darién E Prado; Diego G Gutiérrez; Elián L Guerrero; Esteban O Lavilla; Eugenia Minghetti; Federico Agnolín; Graciela Lorna Alfosno; Juan José Cantero; Julian Faivovich; Liliana Katinas; Magdalena Laurito; Marcelo Arana; Maria Cecilia Melo; Maria Jimena Ponce; Mariela Fabbroni; Pablo Edmundo Ortiz; Pablo Horacio Demaio; Pablo M Dellapé; Pablo Teta; Roberto Kiesling; Alla Aleksanyan; George Fayvush; Brian Jones; Daniel J Bickel; Eckart Håkansson; Elena Kupriyanova; Glenn Shea; Jürgen Kellermann; Karen L Wilson; Ladislav Mucina; Nicholas Morris; Peter Cranston; Peter Crossing; Peter G Allsopp; Peter Weston; Raymond Hoser; Rohan Pethiyagoda; Scott Eipper; Trevor Henry Worthy; Vratislav Ricardo Bejsak-Colloredo-Mansfeld; Božo Frajman; Clemens Pachschwöll; Gerald M Schneeweiss; Gerhard Pils; Hermann Voglmayr; Irmgard Krisai-Greilhuber; Konstantina Agiadi; Michael HJ Barfuss; Peter Schönswetter

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Protecting stable biological nomenclatural systems enables universal communication: A collective international appeal

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Protecting stable biological nomenclatural systems enables universal communication: A collective international appeal

Pedro Jiménez-Mejías, Saúl Manzano, Vinita Gowda, Frank-Thorsten Krell, Mei-Ying Lin, Santiago Martín-Bravo, Laura Martín-Torrijos, Gonzalo Nieto Feliner, Sergei L Mosyakin, Robert FC Naczi, …

BioScience, Vol.74(7), pp.467-472

2024

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/biosci/biae043

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The fundamental value of universal nomenclatural systems in biology is that they enable unambiguous scientific communication. However, the stability of these systems is threatened by recent discussions asking for a fairer nomenclature, raising the possibility of bulk revision processes for "inappropriate" names. It is evident that such proposals come from very deep feelings, but we show how they can irreparably damage the foundation of biological communication and, in turn, the sciences that depend on it. There are four essential consequences of objective codes of nomenclature: universality, stability, neutrality, and transculturality. These codes provide fair and impartial guides to the principles governing biological nomenclature and allow unambiguous universal communication in biology. Accordingly, no subjective proposals should be allowed to undermine them.

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Title: Protecting stable biological nomenclatural systems enables universal communication: A collective international appeal
Authors/Creators: Pedro Jiménez-Mejías
Saúl Manzano
Vinita Gowda
Frank-Thorsten Krell
Mei-Ying Lin
Santiago Martín-Bravo
Laura Martín-Torrijos
Gonzalo Nieto Feliner
Sergei L Mosyakin
Robert FC Naczi
Carmen Acedo
Inés Álvarez
Jorge V Crisci
Modesto Luceño Garcés
John Manning
Juan Carlos Moreno Saiz
A Muthama Muasya
Ricarda Riina
Andrea Sánchez Meseguer
Daniel Sánchez-Mata
Magdi SA El-Hawagry
Mohammad Amini Rad
Patrick Blandin
Michael Schmitt
Ryota Hayashi
Sangtae Kim
Anna Ronikier
Michał Ronikier
Sergio Chozas
Andreia Anjos
Guilherme Siniciato Terra Garbino
Mikhail Rogov
Manuel B Morales
Carlos Luis Leopardi Verde
Emre Çilden
Donald Shuka
Ermelinda Gjeta
Lulëzim Shuka
Marjol Meco
Spase Shumka
Abdelkader Nabil Benghanem
Djilali Tahri
Laouer Hocine
Rachid Meddour
Saidi Boubar
Salima Benhouhou
Clara Pladevall
Francisco Maiato Pedro Gonçalves
Abel Pérez-González
Ana Valeria Carranza
Anibal Oscar Prina
Darién E Prado
Diego G Gutiérrez
Elián L Guerrero
Esteban O Lavilla
Eugenia Minghetti
Federico Agnolín
Graciela Lorna Alfosno
Juan José Cantero
Julian Faivovich
Liliana Katinas
Magdalena Laurito
Marcelo Arana
Maria Cecilia Melo
Maria Jimena Ponce
Mariela Fabbroni
Pablo Edmundo Ortiz
Pablo Horacio Demaio
Pablo M Dellapé
Pablo Teta
Roberto Kiesling
Alla Aleksanyan
George Fayvush
Brian Jones
Daniel J Bickel
Eckart Håkansson
Elena Kupriyanova
Glenn Shea
Jürgen Kellermann
Karen L Wilson
Ladislav Mucina
Nicholas Morris
Peter Cranston
Peter Crossing
Peter G Allsopp
Peter Weston
Raymond Hoser
Rohan Pethiyagoda
Scott Eipper
Trevor Henry Worthy
Vratislav Ricardo Bejsak-Colloredo-Mansfeld
Božo Frajman
Clemens Pachschwöll
Gerald M Schneeweiss
Gerhard Pils
Hermann Voglmayr
Irmgard Krisai-Greilhuber
Konstantina Agiadi
Michael HJ Barfuss
Peter Schönswetter
Publication Details: BioScience, Vol.74(7), pp.467-472
Publisher: Oxford University Press on behalf of the American Institute of Biological Sciences.
Number of pages: 467 - 472
Identifiers: 991005811048307891
Copyright: © The Author(s) 2024.
Murdoch Affiliation: Centre for Terrestrial Ecosystem Science and Sustainability
Language: English
Resource Type: Journal article

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