Second Meeting of the International Society for Phylogenetic Nomenclature: a Report

Authors: Laurin, Michel; Cantino, PhilipD.

Source: Zoologica Scripta, Volume 36, Number 1, January 2007 , pp. 109-117(9)

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Abstract:

Laurin, M. & Cantino, P. D. (2007). Second Meeting of the International Society for Phylogenetic Nomenclature: a Report. —Zoologica Scripta, 36, 109-117.

The Second Meeting of the International Society for Phylogenetic Nomenclature (ISPN) convened at Yale University in New Haven from June 28 to July 2, 2006. In addition to contributed talks, the conference included symposia on phylogenetic nomenclature of species, phyloinformatics, and implementing phylogenetic nomenclature. Other discussion focused on recent controversial additions to the draft PhyloCode concerning the choice of names for total clades, and the Committee on Phylogenetic Nomenclature (CPN) was encouraged to revisit this issue. A proposal to permit emendation of phylogenetic definitions without CPN approval under certain circumstances was well received, and there was wide support for a proposed mechanism to use Linnaean binomina in the context of phylogenetic nomenclature without extending the PhyloCode to govern species names. The ISPN Council voted to expand the CPN from 9 to 12 members.

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1463-6409.2006.00268.x

Publication date: 2007-01-01