本研究针对动物分类学中因优先权原则可能引发的命名混乱问题，以欧洲常见鱼类寄生虫Tracheliastes polycolpus von Nordmann, 1832为研究对象，通过历史文献考证与形态学比对，发现其早于49年的同物异名Lernaea squamicola Hermann, 1783。研究者依据ICZN第23.9条提出保留现行用名 ...

The International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature (ICZN), the organisation overseeing the naming rules for animal species, together with the National University of Singapore (NUS), has set up an ...

本文通过分析国际动物命名法规（ICZN）第13.1.1条，论证马拉维湖岩栖慈鲷属名Maylandia因缺乏明确区分特征而属无效名（nomen nudum），支持持续使用Metriaclima属。研究指出Meyer等人此前描述的鱼类属名也存在类似问题，但实际应用中因Aquarium社区习惯未引发混淆。

Every year scientists describe thousands of new species, but the body that regulates this process and rules on disputes between taxonomists warring over animal names has been facing financial meltdown ...

In a highly debated decision, the rules for publication of scientific zoological names have changed to allow purely digital publications to meet the requirements of the stringent Code of Zoological ...

Andrew Polaszek and colleagues propose an open-access web-register for animal names, which they believe is vital to move taxonomy into the twenty-first century. How can we maintain and continue to ...

With the millions of animal species that have been discovered, one might wonder, who ensures that there are no ambiguities in the species’ scientific names? Why, I’m glad you asked. This task falls to ...

The name Darwinius is back after meeting ICZN code requirements, ensuring biodiversity taxonomists can keep records accurate. Regarding the requirements for making the name Darwinius masillae ...