New Species and subspecies descriptions: holotype designation and
deposition in a museum. Description in journal (preferrably peer-reviewed)
of appropriate subscriber size, taxon illustration, comparison/diagnosis to
similar taxa. That's it in a nutshell.
To change something? What do you mean by that? 1) Elevate a subspecies
to a species? Or vice versa? 2) Actually change a name? As in a
replacement name?
If you mean #1, just change it, but present a compelling arguement to do
so. If you mean #2, well, that's a schnecken of another farben......we'll
have to talk......
Kurt
At 06:34 AM 7/10/99 EDT, you wrote:
>Can someone tell me the rule that is used in naming a new SPECIES and also
>the rule used in naming a SUB-SPECIES. Also if their is a rule for these by
>what means can they be changed?
> Thanks
> Jr
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