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Least-inclusive taxonomic unit: a new taxonomic concept for biology

2000; Royal Society; Volume: 267; Issue: 1443 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1098/rspb.2000.1048

1471-2954

Fredrik Pleijel, Greg W. Rouse,

Plant Taxonomy and Phylogenetics

Restricted accessMoreSectionsView PDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack Citations ShareShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditEmail Cite this article 2000Least-inclusive taxonomic unit: a new taxonomic concept for biologyProc. R. Soc. Lond. B.267627–630http://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2000.1048SectionRestricted accessLeast-inclusive taxonomic unit: a new taxonomic concept for biology Published:22 March 2000https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2000.1048AbstractPhylogenetic taxonomy has been introduced as a replacement for the Linnaean system. It differs from traditional nomenclature in defining taxon names with reference to phylogenetic trees and in not employing ranks for supraspecific taxa. However, 'species' are currently kept distinct. Within a system of phylogenetic taxonomy we believe that taxon names should refer to monophyletic groups only and that species should not be recognized as taxa. To distinguish the smallest identified taxa, we here introduce the least–inclusive taxonomic unit (LITU), which are differentiated from more inclusive taxa by initial lower–case letters. LITUs imply nothing absolute about inclusiveness, only that subdivisions are not presently recognized. Previous Article VIEW FULL TEXT DOWNLOAD PDF FiguresRelatedReferencesDetailsCited by Pavlinov I (2021) Conceptualization of the species problem, Novitates Theriologicae, 10.53452/nt1216:12, (69-85), Online publication date: 16-Jun-2021. Raposo M, Kirwan G, Lourenço A, Sobral G, Bockmann F and Stopiglia R (2020) On the notions of taxonomic 'impediment', 'gap', 'inflation' and 'anarchy', and their effects on the field of conservation, Systematics and Biodiversity, 10.1080/14772000.2020.1829157, 19:3, (296-311), Online publication date: 3-Apr-2021. 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