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<DIV>Dear ZooBankers</DIV>
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<DIV>Code-governed available names and citations of such names are two different things and I'm trying to figure out how ZooBank will deal with the issue:</DIV>
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<DIV>The Zoological Record informs us about citations of names (usage instances), but there are names that *exist* in a Code-mandated spelling even if such a spelling has never been cited in a publication. </DIV>
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<DIV>Examples:</DIV>
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<DIV>A name cited as "Agenus Mülleri" also *exists* as Agenus muelleri, even if there is no citation of that spelling.<BR>A name cited as "Agenus Mülleri" may even *exist* as Agenus muellerorum, when it was explicitly dedicated to Mr. & Mrs. Müller, even if that Code-mandated spelling does not exist as a citation.<BR>A name cited as "Agenus 4-maculatus" also exists as Agenus quadrimaculatus,<BR>etc.</DIV>
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<DIV>Or, two more common but often debated examples:<BR>A name published under a narrow genus-concept as "Bgenus Smithi" also *exists* in a corresponding wider genus concept (which includes Bgenus as a subgenus) as "Agenus (Bgenus) smithi", even if that combination has never been explicitly cited.</DIV>
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<DIV>And, when a bi- or trinomen is synonymized under a different genus combination, its epithet automatically competes with all epithets in that genus, even if there is no explicit citation of such a binomen.</DIV>
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<DIV>However, for unavailable names we do not need to store a Code-mandated form like in the above examples, - they only *exist* as citations.</DIV>
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<DIV>I hope there is room and interest for such discussions</DIV>
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<DIV>Best wishes,<BR>Wolfgang</DIV>
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<DIV>Wolfgang Lorenz<BR>Faunistics & Environmental Planning<BR>Büro & Verlag für Faunistik und Umweltplanung<BR>Hoermannstr. 4<BR>D-82327 Tutzing<BR>Germany</DIV>
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<DIV>Tel: ++49 (0)8158-7554<BR>Email: faunaplan [at] aol.com, <BR>info [at] carabidfauna.net</DIV>
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