Morphotaxone

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Until 2011, a morphotaxon was a fossil taxon according to the International Code of Botanical Nomenclature , which only consists of a part of a living being, an organ, a stage of life or a certain conservation status. Like other taxa, the morphotaxon was defined by the nomenclature type and only referred to the organ etc. represented by the type. If the type consisted of more than one part, it was not a question of a morphotaxon.

If different Morphotaxa could be reconstructed to a complete organism at a later point in time, this species received the name of the oldest described Morphotaxon according to the priority rule. In practice, however, the name of a prominent organ (stem, seed) often prevailed. The names of the individual Morphotaxa were also often retained.

The Melbourne Code , adopted in Australia in 2011, removed the concept from the nomenclature code .

See also

supporting documents

  • J. McNeill et al .: International Code of Botanical Nomenclature (Vienna Code) . Regnum Vegetabile, 146. Koeltz Scientific Books, Königstein 2006. ISBN 3-906166-48-1 online version (English) ; Articles 1.2 and 11.7
  • Gerhard Wagenitz : Dictionary of botany. The terms in their historical context. 2nd, expanded edition. Spectrum Academic Publishing House, Heidelberg / Berlin 2003, ISBN 3-8274-1398-2 .

proof

  1. ↑ James S. Miller, Vicki A. Funk, Warren L. Wagner, Fred Barrie, Peter C. Hoch, Patrick Herendeen: Outcomes of the 2011 Botanical Nomenclature Section at the XVIII International Botanical Congress. In: PhytoKeys. No. 5, 2001, pp. 1-3., Doi : 10.3897 / phytokeys.5.1850 .