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 F C 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; 1543 additional coauthors; Fabien CONDAMINE

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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 F C Naczi, …

Bioscience, Vol.74(7), p.467-472

01/07/2024

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

PMID: 39156614

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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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Titre: Protecting stable biological nomenclatural systems enables universal communication: A collective international appeal
Créateurs - sans rôle: Pedro Jiménez-Mejías - Área de Botánica, Departamento de Biología Molecular e Ingeniería Bioquímica, Universidad Pablo de Olavide, Seville, Spain
Saúl Manzano - African Centre for Coastal Palaeoscience, Nelson Mandela University, Gqeberha, South Africa
Vinita Gowda - Department of Biological Sciences at the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Bhopal, India
Frank-Thorsten Krell - Department of Zoology at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science, Denver, Colorado, United States
Mei-Ying Lin - Engineering Research Center for Forest and Grassland Disaster Prevention and Reduction, Mianyang Normal University, Mianyang, Sichuan, China
Santiago Martín-Bravo - Área de Botánica, Departamento de Biología Molecular e Ingeniería Bioquímica, Universidad Pablo de Olavide, Seville, Spain
Laura Martín-Torrijos - Department of Mycology at Real Jardín Botánico (RJB), CSIC, Madrid, Spain
Gonzalo Nieto Feliner - Department of Biodiversity and Conservation at Real Jardín Botánico (RJB), CSIC, Madrid, Spain
Sergei L Mosyakin - M.G. Kholodny Institute of Botany, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine
Robert F C Naczi - New York Botanical Garden, Bronx, New York, United States
Carmen Acedo - Área de Botánica, Departamento de Biodiversidad y Gestión Ambiental, Universidad de León, León, Spain
Inés Álvarez - Department of Biodiversity and Conservation at Real Jardín Botánico (RJB), CSIC, Madrid, Spain
Jorge V Crisci - Museo de La Plata, La Plata, Argentina
Modesto Luceño Garcés - Área de Botánica, Departamento de Biología Molecular e Ingeniería Bioquímica, Universidad Pablo de Olavide, Seville, Spain
John Manning - Compton Herbarium, South African National Biodiversity Institute, Cape Town, South Africa
Juan Carlos Moreno Saiz - Departamento de Biología at the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
A Muthama Muasya - Department of Biological Sciences at the University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
Ricarda Riina - Department of Biodiversity and Conservation at Real Jardín Botánico (RJB), CSIC, Madrid, Spain
Andrea Sánchez Meseguer - Department of Biodiversity and Conservation at Real Jardín Botánico (RJB), CSIC, Madrid, Spain
Daniel Sánchez-Mata - Harvard University Herbaria, Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
1543 additional coauthors
Fabien CONDAMINE - Institut des Sciences de l'Evolution - Montpellier - ISEM
Détails de publication: Bioscience, Vol.74(7), p.467-472
Identifiants: 99275395509311
Unité académique: ISEM - Institut des Sciences de l'Evolution - Montpellier
Langue: Anglais
Type de ressource: Article de revue scientifique