Flag for Taxon: Riccia planobiconvexa
| Flagger | Content Author | Content | Reason | Flag Created | Resolved by | Resolution |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| deboas | Riccia planobiconvexa |
it should be merged with Riccia plano-biconvexa (with a hyphen). |
Feb. 28, 2022 20:46:05 +0000 | craig-r |
Swapped hyphenated form into R. planobiconvexa |
Comments
It was originally published with the hyphen, but I think that the non-hyphenated is the correct(ed) epithet as per Art. 60.9 of the ICBN; in this case, "plano" is not usually a word that stands independently and the likely reason why the epithet has been corrected to "planobiconvexa" on GBIF, ITIS etc
@bstarzomski @guidobrusa @rambryum does this seem correct (i..e. keeping the non-hyphenated version on iNat)?
(1) https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13357148#page/47/mode/1up
(2) https://www.gbif.org/species/8332974
@craig-r it has been rather I while since I had to consult with IBCN, but according to a literal reading of Art 60.9 and my relative ignorance of latin agreements, that seems right. The specific epithet there as a whole seems inherently contradictory -- planely biconvex? Odd. But follows the rules.
Thanks Randal. Yeah the name is a bit of a brain twister!
Based on GBIF, and/or their source, apparently applying the correction I think we should follow that on iNat to resolve the duplication. Draft swap: https://www.inaturalist.org/taxon_changes/106388
Thanks both for taking the time to fix this!
Thanks for spotting it @deboas
I don't know which version takes priority (with hyphen or without), but they are clearly alternative versions of the same name