Good Morning All,,,

Ross , what is the true difference between a "color form " and why do some color forms constitute a news species title? As
for the how many question , there are a few species that were named from a single specimen... tibia serreata, {sorry but i
have too many projects going right now to research more then one example}.
BUT according to the ICZN guidelines there is supposed to be at least three examples {as Ross noted earlier} so why do they
make exceptions ? Without rules we have chaos,,,maybe that's not a bad thing after all.....
All for now , and where is Tom ?



----- Original Message -----
From: Ross Mayhew <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Tuesday, June 20, 2000 9:29 PM
Subject: Good article on How Species are described (By Tom Eichhorst)


| Rose and others;
|         Tom Eichhorst (who is either away, or too modest to speak up!!) has
| written a very good article on how to describe a new species, including
| how to chose the appropriate Latin ending! You can find it at http://manandmollusc.net/Naming.htm.
|
|         Regarding how many specimens are required, i don't think there is any
| hard and fast rule: If you use any less than three, you are treading on
| thin ice, but even today, if you have a fully adult specimen which
| doesn't look in any way like a freak or abnormal beastie, and if it is
| different enough from any similar species you can find the types for, it
| may be worthwhile to publish it - but this would be an exeption, not the norm!!
|
| Full-fledged summer here in Bluenose central!!,
| Ross.
|