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

Autoři	JIMENEZ-MEJIAS Pedro MANZANO Saul GOWDA Vinita KRELL Frank-Thorsten LIN Mei-Ying MARTIN-BRAVO Santiago MARTIN-TORRIJOS Laura FELINER Gonzalo Nieto MOSYAKIN Sergei L NACZI Robert F C ACEDO Carmen ALVAREZ Ines CRISCI Jorge V GARCÉS Modesto Luceno MANNING John SAIZ Juan Carlos Moreno MUASYA A Muthama RIINA Ricarda MESEGUER Andrea Sánchez SANCHEZ-MATA Daniel MALENOVSKÝ Igor DANIHELKA Jiří POLÁŠEK Marek VÁCHA Martin CHYTRÝ Milan BUREŠ Petr PAŘIL Petr ŠMARDA Petr
Rok publikování	2024
Druh	Článek v odborném periodiku
Časopis / Zdroj	Bioscience
Fakulta / Pracoviště MU	Přírodovědecká fakulta
Citace
www	https://doi.org/10.1093/biosci/biae043
Doi	http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/biosci/biae043
Klíčová slova	PROPOSAL; AMEND; PREAMBLE; NAMES; TAXA
Popis	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.