Phylogenetic approaches to nomenclature: a comparison based on a nemertean case study.
Phylogenetic approaches to biological nomenclature are becoming increasingly common. Here I compare the behaviour of two such approaches, the phylogenetic system of definition and the phylogenetic system of reference, when there is a shift in the preference of phylogenetic hypotheses. The comparison is based on a case study from nemertean systematics and is the first to compare two different phylogenetic approaches throughout three stages of change, including two stages of phylogenetic nomenclature. It is concluded that a phylogenetic system of reference in combination with uninomials is superior in conveying phylogenetic information.
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Department of Engineering and Natural Sciences, Växjö University, Växjö, Sweden. mikael.harlin@itn.vxu.se
D000818:Animals; D010802:Phylogeny; D011077:Polychaeta / Q000145:classification*; D009626:Terminology as Topic