Emendation of General Consideration 5 and Rules 18a, 24a and 30 of the International Code of Nomenclature of Prokaryotes to resolve the status of the Cyanobacteria in the prokaryotic nomenclature
Aharon Oren, David R. Arahal, Ramon Rosselló‐Móra, Iain C. Sutcliffe, Edward R. B. Moore
Abstract
Following the International Committee on Systematics of Prokaryotes electronic discussion and vote on proposals to resolve the status of the Cyanobacteria in the prokaryotic nomenclature, we announce here the results of the ballot. We also present the emended versions of General Consideration 5 and Rules 18a, 24a and 30, based on the outcome of the ballot, to be included in the new revision of the International Code of Nomenclature of Prokaryotes.
Topics & Concepts
NomenclatureBiologySystematicsBallotCyanobacteriaCode (set theory)ZoologyComputational biologyLibrary scienceTaxonomy (biology)LawPaleontologyPolitical scienceComputer scienceProgramming languageBacteriaPoliticsVotingSet (abstract data type)Microbial Community Ecology and PhysiologyProtist diversity and phylogenyAquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics