[CPN] Next on the agenda: Art. 1.1 and the term "taxon" in the PhyloCode

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Dear CPN members,

Another left over from last year's discussions is use of the term "taxon" in the PhyloCode.  In a Sept. 29 message, David M. suggested that "taxon" be defined differently than it currently is.  He also suggested that many of the uses of "taxon" and "taxa" in the code could be omitted or replaced with "clade" and "clades".  Kevin and I agree with David's suggestion in general but not in every particular.  

I have attached two files to this message.  The one that I encourage you to read first is "Taxon and Art. 1.1.docx", which provides the current wordings of Art. 1.1 and the glossary definition of "taxon", and and our proposed new wordings.  The new wordings will bring the article and the glossary entry into full agreement, which is not currently the case.  The new wording also makes it clearer that the term "taxon" has a general meaning in systematics that extends beyond this code.

The file called "Taxon"-related changes.doc includes the entire code (vers. 4c) with scattered minor wording changes, most of which relate to the word "taxon".  You will need to turn on the Track Changes function of Word to see the changes in this document.

Please look these two documents over soon and send your comments to the listserv.   Let's tentatively set Feb. 26 (next Tuesday) as a target date to call a vote unless substantial discussion develops before then.  If anyone would like more time, please let me know.


Phil


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