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Considerations and consequences of allowing DNA sequence data as types of fungal taxa

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    Identificador: imarina:3989976
    Autores:
    Zamora JSvensson MKirschner ROlariaga IRyman SParra LGeml JRosling AAdam?ík SAhti TAime MAinsworth AAlbert LAlbertó EGarcia AAgeev DAgerer RAguirre-Hudson BAmmirati JAndersson HAngelini CAntonín VAoki TAptroot AArgaud DSosa BAronsen AArup UAsgari BAssyov BAtienza VBandini DBaptista-Ferreira JBaral HBaroni TBarreto RBeker HBell ABellanger JBellù F
    Resumen:
    © 2018 International Mycological Association. Nomenclatural type definitions are one of the most important concepts in biological nomenclature. Being physical objects that can be re-studied by other researchers, types permanently link taxonomy (an artificial agreement to classify biological diversity) with nomenclature (an artificial agreement to name biological diversity). Two proposals to amend the International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants (ICN), allowing DNA sequences alone (of any region and extent) to serve as types of taxon names for voucherless fungi (mainly putative taxa from environmental DNA sequences), have been submitted to be voted on at the 11th International Mycological Congress (Puerto Rico, July 2018). We consider various genetic processes affecting the distribution of alleles among taxa and find that alleles may not consistently and uniquely represent the species within which they are contained. Should the proposals be accepted, the meaning of nomenclatural types would change in a fundamental way from physical objects as sources of data to the data themselves. Such changes are conducive to irreproducible science, the potential typification on artefactual data, and massive creation of names with low information content, ultimately causing nomenclatural instability and unnecessary work for future researchers that would stall future explorations of fungal diversity. We conclude that the acceptance of DNA sequences alone as types of names of taxa, under the terms used in the current proposals, is unnecessary and would not solve the problem of naming putative taxa known only from DNA sequences in a scientifically defensible way. As an alternative, we highlight the use of formulas for naming putative taxa (candidate taxa) that do not re
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    Autor según el artículo: Zamora J; Svensson M; Kirschner R; Olariaga I; Ryman S; Parra L; Geml J; Rosling A; Adam?ík S; Ahti T; Aime M; Ainsworth A; Albert L; Albertó E; Garcia A; Ageev D; Agerer R; Aguirre-Hudson B; Ammirati J; Andersson H; Angelini C; Antonín V; Aoki T; Aptroot A; Argaud D; Sosa B; Aronsen A; Arup U; Asgari B; Assyov B; Atienza V; Bandini D; Baptista-Ferreira J; Baral H; Baroni T; Barreto R; Beker H; Bell A; Bellanger J; Bellù F
    Departamento: Ciències Mèdiques Bàsiques
    Autor/es de la URV: García Sánchez, Dania / MARÍN FÉLIX, YASMINA
    Palabras clave: Voucherless fungi Typification Taxonomy Speciation Imc11 nomenclature typification taxonomy speciation nomenclature imc11
    Resumen: © 2018 International Mycological Association. Nomenclatural type definitions are one of the most important concepts in biological nomenclature. Being physical objects that can be re-studied by other researchers, types permanently link taxonomy (an artificial agreement to classify biological diversity) with nomenclature (an artificial agreement to name biological diversity). Two proposals to amend the International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants (ICN), allowing DNA sequences alone (of any region and extent) to serve as types of taxon names for voucherless fungi (mainly putative taxa from environmental DNA sequences), have been submitted to be voted on at the 11th International Mycological Congress (Puerto Rico, July 2018). We consider various genetic processes affecting the distribution of alleles among taxa and find that alleles may not consistently and uniquely represent the species within which they are contained. Should the proposals be accepted, the meaning of nomenclatural types would change in a fundamental way from physical objects as sources of data to the data themselves. Such changes are conducive to irreproducible science, the potential typification on artefactual data, and massive creation of names with low information content, ultimately causing nomenclatural instability and unnecessary work for future researchers that would stall future explorations of fungal diversity. We conclude that the acceptance of DNA sequences alone as types of names of taxa, under the terms used in the current proposals, is unnecessary and would not solve the problem of naming putative taxa known only from DNA sequences in a scientifically defensible way. As an alternative, we highlight the use of formulas for naming putative taxa (candidate taxa) that do not require any modification of the ICN.
    Áreas temáticas: Plant science Mycology Ecology, evolution, behavior and systematics Ciências biológicas iii Ciências biológicas i Ciências agrárias i Biodiversidade Agricultural and biological sciences (miscellaneous)
    Acceso a la licencia de uso: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/
    Direcció de correo del autor: dania.garcias@urv.cat
    Identificador del autor: 0000-0003-2397-1646
    Fecha de alta del registro: 2024-09-07
    Versión del articulo depositado: info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
    Enlace a la fuente original: https://imafungus.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.5598/imafungus.2018.09.01.10
    URL Documento de licencia: https://repositori.urv.cat/ca/proteccio-de-dades/
    Referencia al articulo segun fuente origial: Ima Fungus. 9 (1): 167-175
    Referencia de l'ítem segons les normes APA: Zamora J; Svensson M; Kirschner R; Olariaga I; Ryman S; Parra L; Geml J; Rosling A; Adam?ík S; Ahti T; Aime M; Ainsworth A; Albert L; Albertó E; Garci (2018). Considerations and consequences of allowing DNA sequence data as types of fungal taxa. Ima Fungus, 9(1), 167-175. DOI: 10.5598/imafungus.2018.09.01.10
    DOI del artículo: 10.5598/imafungus.2018.09.01.10
    Entidad: Universitat Rovira i Virgili
    Año de publicación de la revista: 2018
    Tipo de publicación: Journal Publications
  • Palabras clave:

    Agricultural and Biological Sciences (Miscellaneous),Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics,Mycology,Plant Science
    Voucherless fungi
    Typification
    Taxonomy
    Speciation
    Imc11 nomenclature
    typification
    taxonomy
    speciation
    nomenclature
    imc11
    Plant science
    Mycology
    Ecology, evolution, behavior and systematics
    Ciências biológicas iii
    Ciências biológicas i
    Ciências agrárias i
    Biodiversidade
    Agricultural and biological sciences (miscellaneous)
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