The coining of scientific names for newly described species is one of the most creative acts
in science. We briefly review the history of species naming, with an emphasis on constraints …

Taxonomy is the science of discovering, naming, describing, diagnosing, identifying, and
classifying different kinds of taxa, from species to families. It lays the foundation for all of the …

Eponyms have no place in 21st-century biological nomenclature | Nature Ecology & Evolution
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Guedes and colleagues 1 note the growing dissonance between, on the one hand, historical
and current practices in the scientific naming of biological organisms and, on the other …

Guedes and colleagues' call 1 to elim-inate taxonomic eponyms stems from intense ongoing
debates 2–4. The International Code on Zoological Nomenclature Commission has …

The fundamental value of universal nomenclatural systems in biology is that they enable
unambiguous scientific communication. However, the stability of these systems is threatened …

A recent revision of the anacondas (Serpentes: Boidae: Eunectes), with the description of a
new species of green anaconda, generated extensive publicity, but also provoked …

The Linnean nomenclatural system dominates in taxonomy, despite various ethical issues
being raised regarding the rules applied to this approach. Some recent proposals to adapt …

Several recent authors have called for the revision of the common and scientific names
associated with taxa, as well as scientific terms, that may be construed as offensive (eg …

A recent paper proposing taxonomic changes in the South American snake genus Eunectes
Wagler, 1830 (anacondas) is analysed. This paper raises an unusually high number of …