The only purpose of subspecific names is to differentiate between two
morphological forms. If there is only one morphological form involved, there
is no need for a subspecific designation.

It's sort of like - if there is only one man named Johnson in the company,
you can refer to him simply as "Johnson" and everyone knows exactly who you
are talking about.  But if there are two men named Johnson, then you must
say "Bob Johnson" or "Pete Johnson" when referring to either one of them.
:-)

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> From:         Conchologists List on behalf of ronald noseworthy
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> Sent:         Wednesday, June 8, 2005 8:52 AM
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> Subject:      Listing Nominate Species and Subspecies
>
> Hi, everyone!
>
> Once again, I need some assistance from my
> fellow Conch-L members.
>
> I am now doing the final editing of the
> catalogue of the molluscs of Jeju Island,
> South Korea.  I have encountered a problem
> with the listing of nominate species and
> subspecies.
>
> When compiling a list, if a nominate species
> and its subspecies are to be placed in the
> list, then the species name of the nominate
> species is repeated; eg. Monodonta labio
> labio and Monodonta labio confusa.  However,
> if the nominate species alone is to be placed
> in the list, what is the correct usage?
> Should it be listed as, eg. Monodonta labio
> labio or Monodonta labio?  I have seen both
> forms in species lists.
>
> Any help you can give me is deeply
> appreciated.
>
> All the best from Korea!
> Ron Noseworthy
>
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