[Zoobank-list] Re: Zoobank-list Digest, Vol 12, Issue 4

[Faunaplan at aol.com]

Thanks to Rich, Lee and Roger for all those links!
.. it always takes some time until I've digested such massive info, but yes I 
already see a lot has been done but essential things are still under 
construction. 

I didn't surf through all of TDWG's pages, but maybe my impression isn't 
totally wrong: seems a majority of people involved in discussion & development of 
standards are biodiversity informatics specialists and quite a few botanists, 
mycologists, etc. but ... relatively few zoologists (esp. when compared to the 
quantity of animal taxa)?

Maybe it would be helpful to have another little "wiki" explaining the role 
and benefits of LSIDs within the "realm" of the ZooCode (ZooBank). 
As you know, the preamble of the Code itself says: "The objects of the Code 
are to promote stability and universality in the scientific names of animals 
and to ensure that the name of each taxon is unique and distinct."
What exactly are the limitations of our "unique" Code-compliant names in 
eScience that make LSIDs neccessary? And what, on the other hand, can be done 
better with our traditional Code-compliant naming scheme? 
Maybe the usefulness of Code-compliant names could be enhanced even for 
certain (not all)  
e-functions, by just a few extensions, e.g. "ZF:Cicindelina" =a family-group 
taxon in Zoology;  "ZG:Cicindelina" =a genus in Zoology. 

I'm also trying to figure out how some ICZN specialties would match with a 
naming scheme supported by LSIDs. For example, how to deal with the following 
case:
An author describes a new species in his preferred "splitter" genus-concept. 
The binomen is entered in ZooBank by that generic combination and gets an 
LSID, but subsequent authors may use the name in combination with a wider genus 
concept, - no registration needed for such a change in generic combination. Any 
ideas how such situations, pretty common in zoological names, can be dealt 
with? 

Best wishes,
Wolfgang
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Wolfgang Lorenz, Tutzing, Germany   

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