[CPN] Discussion to incorporate elements of CMB proposal

[Cantino, Philip]

Here is a revised definition of "species" that I proposed for the glossary in January, incorporating a change that Michel recommended on an earlier draft I sent to the CPN:
species.  A taxonomic unit that is variably conceptualized as a kind of biological entity that may or may not be different from a clade or simply as a taxon of low rank in traditional nomenclature.  This code does not endorse any species concept nor provide rules for defining species names, but it uses species names governed by the rank-based codes to refer to taxa that are used as specifiers in definitions of clade names.  Article 21 provides guidelines for the use of species names governed by the rank-based codes in conjunction with clade names governed by this code.
Phil



On May 2, 2012, at 1:14 PM, de Queiroz, Kevin wrote:

I was one of the people who favored modifying the definition of the term "species" in the PhyloCode to make it more neutral, and that is basically the only change that I am in favor of.  Phil and I are about to propose rewordings of some of the definition types, one of which removes the term species; however, that change was not motivated by the CMB proposal.

Kevin


On 5/2/12 12:17 PM, "David C. Tank" <dtank at uidaho.edu<mailto:dtank at uidaho.edu>> wrote:

In our vote to reject the CMB proposal, there was overwhelming support to identify aspects of the CMB proposal that could be incorporated into the code - so I would like to begin this discussion.

In responding, several people suggested a similar change that they would like to discuss - basically, a modification of the definition of the term "species" to make it more neutral with respect to species concepts.

Kevin, would you like to start this discussion?

Are there other aspects of CMB that we would like to consider for incorporation into the code?

Best,
Dave
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