Bacteria and Viruses 



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16. Citation of author when rank of taxoii is changed. 76 



Rec. a. Citation of name pul)lished as a synonym. 78 



b. Citation ni synonymy of name invalidated by earlier 

 homonym. 78 



c. Citation of nomen nudum. 78 



d. Citation of a nonieti conservandum. 78 



e. Spelling of names cited in s\nonymy. 78' 



Section 5. Changes in names of taxa. 81 



17a. Changes in names, when permissible'- 81 



17b. Changes in name of a genus when divided. 81 



17c. Changes necessitated by exclusion of type. 81 



18. Changes in names of a species or of a subspecies when divided. 83 



19. Rule of priority when taxa are united. 84 

 Rec. Choice of name when two generic names are of same date. 84 



20. Name of subgenus which includes the type species of the genus. 85 



21. Name of subspecies which includes the type of the species. 85 



22. Retention of names of taxa with change in rank. 86 

 Section 6. Rejection and Replacement of Names. 89 



23. Retention of inappropriate or disagreeable names of taxa or of 

 epithets. 89 



24. Rejection of illegitimate names. Definition of illegitimacy. 91 

 Rec. Generic names that are later homonyms of generic names in 

 zoology. 93 



25. Rejection of illegitimate specific and subspecific epithets. 95 



26. Replacement of illegitimate names and epithets. 97 



Section 7. Orthography and Gender of Names. 99 



27. Retention of original spelling. Orthogiaphic variants. 99 

 Note 1. Definition of "original spelling." 



2. Use of alternative or wrong connecting vowels in com- 

 pound words. 



3. Reference to Judicial Commission. 



•/. Acceptan.ce of author's correction of error. 



5. Correction of spelling of Greek names incorrectly trans- 

 literated. 



6. Connecting vowels in compound words. 



7. Correction of spelling of a name or epithet should be 

 used with reserve. 



8. Preservation of intentional Latinizations of names of 

 persons. 



9. Suppression and transcription of diacritic signs. 



10. Authorization for use of w, y, and k in Latinized words. 



Rec. a. Correct transliteration of Greek to Latin. 105 



/;. Choice of faulty or alternative transliterations. 105 



c. Different font desirable for published scientific names. 105 



d. Derivation of name of new genus or subgenus from the 

 name of a person. 107 



e. Derivation of specific or subspecific epithet from name of 



a man. 109 



/. Derivation of specific or subspecific epithets from name of 



women. 1 1 1 



